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THE 

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OF 

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OF  CALIFORNIA 

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A 
HISTORY 

OF  THE 


SIXTY-THIRD 
U.   S.  INFANTRY 

1917-1919 


PUBLISHED    BY 
MEMBERS   OF   THE    SIXTY-THIRD    U.    S.    INFANTRY 

1920 


Copyright,   1920 

BY 

H.  H.  BISSELL 


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Foreword 

WHEN  the  United  States  entered  the  big  war  in  1917, 
I  was  stationed  in  Honolulu,  senior  Lieutenant 
Colonel  of  the  Infantry  arm,  and,  like  dozens  of 
other  officers,  was  aching  to  return  to  the  mainland  and  get  to 
work  with  a  regiment. 

Late  in  May  the  press  announced  the  formation  of  a  Divi- 
sion for  France  and  I  cabled  my  classmate.  General  Pershing 
at  Washington  as  follows:  "Please  get  me  assigned  regiment 
infantry  your  division  for  France."     So  far,  he  has  not  replied. 

Congress  declared  war  early  in  April,  1917,  but  did  not 
pass  the  army  bill  until  the  middle  of  May  and  it  was  six  weeks 
later  when  I  got  orders  assigning  me  to  the  63d  Infantry,  and 
two  weeks  more  before  I  was  able  to  join  it  at  Presidio  of  San 
Francisco,  California. 

There  were  18  officers  and  about  700  men  present  when  I 
took  command  on  July  i6th,  and  during  the  first  week  about 
440  recruits  joined,  and  at  the  rate  men  were  volunteering  all 
over  the  country  it  looked  as  if  the  regiment  would  soon  be 
filled  to  war  strength. 

In  August,  27  lieutenants  joined  from  the  first  Training 
Camp  at  Presidio,  but  meantime  several  captains  and  majors 
had  been  promoted  and  sent  to  other  regiments  and  a  few  weeks 
later  122  selected  non-coms,  had  to  be  sent  to  the  National 
Army,  and  there  were  constant  drains  upon  the  enlisted 
strength  by  the  Quartermaster  Corps,  Engineers,  etc.     Allur- 

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ing  prospects  of  promotion  and  increased  pay  were  put  before 
these  men,  but  the  cold  fact  was  that  the  officers  wanted 
trained  men  rather  than  train  them  themselves. 

In  December,  nearly  50  more  officers  came  from  the  second 
Training  Camp  but  the  end  of  the  year  found  only  1176  en- 
listed men  present.  Given  three  times  this  number  we  would 
soon  be  ready  to  make  holes  in  the  German  line.  Someone 
must  have  suspected  that  this  hope  would  become  a  reality  and, 
accordingly,  in  January  and  February  more  than  half  the 
regiment  was  scattered  from  San  Diego,  California,  to  points 
in  Utah  and  Idaho  where  there  were  "utilities"  that  were  sus- 
pected of  needing  soldiers  to  guard  them. 

It  would  have  been  heartrending  but  for  the  fact  that 
during  the  previous  five  months  an  esprit  had  been  developed 
in  the  regiment  which  led  to  snappiness,  precision,  and  ''pep," 
which,  in  turn,  produced  keenness  and  pride  in  the  officers  and 
men  and  a  manifest  determination  on  their  part  to  make  the 
regiment  better  than  any  other. 

That  their  ambitions  were  fully  realized  needs  no  attest 
from  me,  for  the  fact  was  made  evident  by  the  comments  of 
hundreds  of  disinterested  officers  who  watched  the  work  of  the 
regiment  at  Presidio  and  at  Camp  Meade  and  by  the  French 
and  English  Officer-Instructors  at  both  places.  The  regiment 
spoke  for  itself  wherever  it  was  and  in  whatever  work  or  train- 
ing it  was  engaged. 

As  for  the  methods  or  policies  which  produced  this  result, 
I  can  recall  nothing  particularly  original  or  unusual.  While 
children  and  girls  seem  to  thrive  on  flattery  and  petting,  grown 
men  need  neither.  The  husky,  who  had  a  burning  desire  to 
kill  the  Kaiser,  learned  more  from  being  told  what  was  wrong 
than  he  could  learn  from  being  commended  for  what  was  right. 
"H(juquets"  have  a  place  and  use  among  politicians,  speakers, 
and  the  like,  but  the  man  in  uniform  soon  learns  to  know  and 
"feel"  when  he  is  right  or  good  in  any  training  and  needs  no 


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one  to  tell  him,  but  he  doesn't  always  know  when  he  is  wrong 
or  bad  and  needs  someone  to  tell  him  and  tell  him  why. 

For  months,  officers'  call  was  held  twice  daily — once  on 
the  training  ground  and  again  at  headquarters.  They  were 
constantly  impressed  with  the  responsibility  that  rested  upon 
them,  and  with  the  fact  that  efficiency  could  only  be  obtained 
by  being  efficient  themselves,  and  that  the  qualities  of  leader- 
ship could  only  be  realized  when  all  points  of  the  game  are 
thoroughly  absorbed. 

The  officers  were  nearly  all  active,  energetic,  and  enthu- 
siastic in  the  desire  to  learn  and  gradually  inspired  in  the  men 
the  same  energy  and  enthusiasm.  Full  use  was  made  of  every- 
thing new  in  training  methods.  Officers  were  encouraged  to 
take  the  various  courses  at  the  School  of  Arms  at  Fort  Sill,  and 
their  knowledge  was  promptly  imparted  to  the  regiment  upon 
their  return.  The  services  of  the  French  and  British  Instruc- 
tors were  used  daily  until  every  organization  had  ample  officers 
and  non-coms,  for  training  all  their  men  in  all  the  specialties  of 
the  infantry  service. 

And  when,  in  late  May  and  June  of  1918,  2150  drafted  men 
were  added  to  the  1500  then  in  the  regiment,  they  were  quickly 
and  systematically  trained  in  the  rudiments  of  the  game,  were 
absorbed  by  their  companies  within  four  weeks  and  after  a 
week's  touch  of  elbows  with  their  comrades  of  longer  training, 
it  was  difficult  to  tell  the  five-week  men  from  the  five-month  or 
five-year  men;  the  new  men  found  a  pace  had  been  set  for  them 
by  their  comrades  and  quickly  absorbed  the  spirit  which  they 
found. 

The  Band  has  grown  from  eight  to  fifty  members  and  while 
many  of  the  instruments  were  owned  by  the  individuals  or 
bought  by  subscriptions  of  officers,  a  similar  spirit  had  grown 
in  the  organization  and  its  music  had  a  swing  to  it  that  would 
make  a  cripple  march  well. 

Beginning  with  one  modest  song,  in  the  summer  of  191 7, 


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the  regiment  had  a  repertoire  of  eleven  songs  eight  months 
later,  and  all  had  a  punch  and  a  whack  which  inspired  the  men 
and  produced  amusement  and  pleasure  and  added  materially 
to  the  general  esprit. 

It  was  beautiful  to  see  the  regiment  grow  in  discipline  and 
efficiency  in  spite  of  the  shortage  of  officers,  men,  and  tools 
with  which  to  work,  and  in  spite  of  the  long  delayed  inspiration 
that  \\  as  to  come  from  orders  to  go  to  France.  It  was  just  as 
beautiful  to  find  that  when  the  Armistice  came  in  November, 
19 1 8 — just  three  weeks  before  the  regiment  was  to  sail — the 
men  behaved  like  the  well-trained  and  thoroughly  disciplined 
soldiers  they  were  instead  of  ''going  to  pieces"  in  disgust. 
They  doubtless  indulged  in  lurid  streaks  of  justifiable  profanity 
sotto  voce,  but  they  did  not  yell  their  heads  ofi"  like  hoodlums 
who  preferred  home  to  a  chance  at  big  game  abroad. 

It  will  always  be  a  source  of  satisfaction  and  pride  to  me 
that  I  commanded  this  splendid  regiment  of  loyal  officers  and 
men,  and  to  have  been  privileged  to  take  it  abroad  and  deliver 
the  fighting  efficiency  which  it  possessed  would  have  gratified 
me  more  than  any  number  of  General's  stars  in  the  gift  of  the 
government. 

R.  C.  Croxton, 

Colo7iel,  Retired. 
(Colonel,  63d  Infantry  to  Jan.  i,  1919.) 


TO  THE  MEN  WHO  DIDN'T  GET  ACROSS 

We'll  soon  be  back  from  this  terrible  war, 

Covered  with  honor  and  medals  galore : 
Back  from  chasing  the  horrible  Huns — 

Back  from  the  roar  and  crash  of  the  guns — 
Back  from  doing  our  duty  well; 

Regular  heroes  we  are — Like  Hell. 

We'll  soon  be  back  on  the  job  again, 

Out  of  the  wind,  the  snow,  and  the  rain, 
Where  we  fought  fierce  battles  against  the  Huns, 

Using  our  mouths  instead  of  our  guns, 
Back  from  doing  our  wonderful  stunt 

Of  marking  time  on  the  "Maryland  Front." 

Yes,  we'll  soon  be  back  from  doing  our  "bit" 

Showing  "our  courage"  and  proving  our  "grit" — 

Playing  our  part  in  the  awful  jam 
By  eating  some  meals  on  Uncle  Sam. 

In  fact  there  is  nothing  to  possibly  mar 
Our  wonderful  record  in  winning  the  war. 

We  know  what  we'll  face  when  we're  home  once  more, 
How  they'll  "kid"  us  and  "josh"  us  about  "our"  war, 

And  say  we  were  "soldiers  of  peaceful  ways" — 
Oh,  we'll  hear  all  that  to  the  end  of  our  days — 

And  we'll  only  reply  to  the  boys  who  "kid" 
"By  God!  we  tried,  and  that's  more  than  you  did!" 


Contents 


Foreword       ...... 

Introduction  ..... 

Headquarters  Company 

The  Sappers  and  Bombers  Platoon 

The  Stokes  Mortar        .... 

How  it  Feels  to  be  Shelled  by  the  Stokes 

The  Pioneer  Platoon     . 

The  Signal  Platoon 

The  One-Pounder  Platoon 

The  Band  Section 

Mounted  Orderly  Section 

Miscellany    . 

Machine  Gun  Company  . 

Supply  Co.mpany     . 

Medical  Department 

First  Battalion,  Sixty-third  U.  S.  Infantry 

Provost  Guard,  ist  Battalion,  63RD  Infantry  Detachment 

Company  "A"      . 

Company  "  B"      . 


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Company  "  D"     . 

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Second  Battalion,  Sixty-third  U.  S.  Infantry 

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Company  "  E"      . 

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Company  "F" 

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Company  "G"      . 

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Company  "  H  "      . 

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Third  Battalion  Sixty-third  U.  S.  Infantry  . 

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The  New  ^'ork  Detachment 

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Company  "  I  "       . 

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Company  "  K"     . 

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The  Model  Company  ..... 

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CO.MPANY  "L"        . 

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Company  "M" 

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In   Me.moriam           ...... 

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Colonel  Richard  C.  Croxton 
Colonel  Charles  J.  Nelson 
The  Sixty-third  U.  S.  Infantry 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Harry  H.  Bissell 
Captain  W.  Stewart  Paul 
Captain  William  P.  Woods     . 
Captain  Robert  E.  McGill    . 
Captain  Theodore  A.  Oberlander 
Captain  Robert  D.  Horton    . 
First  Lieutenant  Arthur  F.  Pierson 
First  Lieutenant  Wendell  L.  Clemenson 
In  the  Field  ...... 

Second  Lieutenant  Wallace  A.  Maciejewski 
Captain  Leo  J.  Daly       .... 

Second  Lieutenant  Matthew  F.  Shubert 
Second  Lieutenant  F.  E.  Childs     . 
Second  Lieutenant  Don  Riley 
Our  "  Leatherlegs"        .... 

Machine  Gunners  All  .... 


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Suicide  Squads        .... 

"Let  'er  Buck!"     .... 

"Punchers'"  IN  Disguise 

First  Lieuten.ant  Archer  L.  Lerch 

Second  Lieuten.ant  X'ictor  Thomason 

First  Lieutenant  Willi a.m  L.  Conway 

.\L\joR  Harry  E.  Clay 

ALajor  Tho.mpson  M.  Baird 

Captain  Ja.mes  S.  Hewson 

Captain  Frank  H.  Collins 

Captain  Ezra  F.  .Mertz 

First  Lieutenant  Tho.mas  F.  Moore 

First  Lieutenant  Judson  F.  Browne 

First  Lieutenant  Frank  A.  .Murphy 

First  Lieutenant  W'illia.m  S.  Crawford 

First  Lieutenant  Irving  R.  Hardy 

First  Lieutenant  Francis  J.  Slattery 

Chaplain  James  H.  Dunha.m    . 

Chaplain  Daniel  F.  Desmond 

Chaplain  .Melvin  V.  Ogle 

Regimental  Officers 

Headquarters  Company 

Machine  Cun  Company 

Supply  Company 

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First  Lieutenant  Alfred  P.  Kitson 

First  Lieutenant  Lorenzo  D.  Macy 

The  Chosen  Few    .... 

First  in  Their  Lines 

Captain  Wilson  G.  Bingham 

First  Lieutenant  Henry  D.  McCary 

First  Lieutenant  Raymond  R.  Tourtillott 

Inside  and  Out       .... 

Ready  for  Anything 

In  and  Out  of  Khaki 

First  Lieutenant  Frank  J.  Leard 

Captain  Grady  H.  Pendergrast 

First  Lieutenant  Ralph  E.  Powell 

First  Lieutenant  Fred  H.  Reynolds 

Second  Lieutenant  Walter  M.  Hampton 

Second  Lieutenant  William  P.  Strong 

Sergeants  Madden  and  Stiles  Hard  at  it 

All  the  Comforts  of  Home    . 

First  Lieutenant  Albert  C.  Newell 

First  Lieutenant  Eugene  E.  Pratt 

Captain  Thomas  L.  McMurray 

Second  Lieutenant  Harold  L.  Turner 

First  Lieutenant  Martin  Miller 

The  Necessities  of  Life 

"As  You  Were" 

First  Lieutenant  Clarence  L.  O'Niel    . 


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Captain  Leslie  T.  Lathrop     . 

Second  Lieutenant  John  F.  Farley 

Second  Lieutenant  James  A.  Kehoe 

Remember  God's  Country? 

Can  You  Forget  This?  . 

"A"  Company 

"B"  Company 

"C"  Company 

"D"  Company 

.\L\joR  H.  H.  Walker      .... 

First  Lieutenant  Garth  B.  Haddock 

Captain  Francis  W.  Kernan   . 

First  Lieutenant  George  W.   ^'ouNG,  Jr. 

First  Lieutenant  Francis  C.  Lewis 

Captain  Richard  M.  Winfield 

Second  Lieutenant  Frank  H.  Tyson 

First  Lieutenant  Reuben  E.  Halston     . 

Coast  to  Coast       ..... 

Oh,  What  Sights!  ..... 

Second  Lieutenant  Leonard  W.  Hartigan 

First  Lieutenant  Chesley  F.  Jenness 

First  Lieutenant  Tully  C.  Garner 

Second  Lieutenant  Benjamin  Knight 

Second  Lieutenant  Alvin  O.  Bloedorn 

"The  President's  Own" 

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"E"  Company 
"F"  Company 
"G"  Company 
"H"  Company 
Major  Leland  S.  Hobbs  ...... 

Second  Lieutenant  William  E.  Field     .... 

Major  Elmer  E.  E.  Swanton,  Q.  M.  C.    . 

Banquet  in  Honor  of  Colonel  R.  C.  Croxton,  April  i  i,  1919 

"Yimca"  and  His  "Ath-a-letes"  . 

First  Lieutenant  Edward  D.  J.  Coughlan 

Captain  Walter  A.  Mack 

Second  Lieutenant  Harry  Boissonnault 

The  Regimental  "Champs" 

These  are  "The  Hard  Boys" 

Such  Things  Happen 

First  Lieutenant  Clinton  L.  Markley 

First  Lieutenant  Kenneth  B.  Gunn 

Captain  William  V.  Witcher,  Jr.   . 

Second  Lieutenant  William  M.  Hutchins 

First  Lieutenant  Laurence  E.  McDonald 

Murphy's  Midgets  .... 

First  Lieutenant  Jonathan  W.  Edwards 
Captain  Irving  C.  Avery 
First  Lieutenant  Elijah  G.  Arnold 
First  Lieutenant  Roy  T.  Rouse 
Second  Lieutenant  Harold  L.  Green 


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First  Lieutenant  Oliver  R.  Clark 
Who  Won  the  War"        .... 
First  Lieutenant  Alexander  Clarkston 
First  Lieutenant  Evan  C.  Dresser 
Captain  Stanley  A.  Thomson 
Second  Lieutenant  Lawrence  J.  Brack 
First  Lieutenant  Clyde  H.  Plank 
No  Offense,  "Gobs"!     .         .         .         . 

"L'  Co.MPANY 

"K"  Company 
"L"  Company 
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A  HISTORY 

OF  THE 

SIXTY-THIRD  U.  S.  INFANTRY 


'  >  •     ;i-~>\f»2'^say!3*a^»'?a»?:*^.*5.'^i.iw4'.'Vi??ii'-i'jftr 


History  of  the  63  rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


Introduction 

LITTLE  need  be  said  by  way  of  an  introduction  for  the 
following  work,  for,  like  "Topsy,"  it  merely  grew. 
That  phrase  may  very  aptly  be  applied  to  the  regiment 
as  well.  It  does  not  take  years  to  make  history,  and  espe- 
cially true  is  this  in  time  of  war — hence  we  offer  no  apology 
for  the  length  of  ours.  Then,  too,  we  feel  that  our  history 
is  one  of  which  every  soldier  should  be  proud — for  truly  it 
dates  back  to  the  organization  of  the  12th  Infantry  (July, 
1798),  the  parent  organization  of  the  63rd  Infantry.  The 
former  regiment  has  an  excellent  record  and  fought  in  the 
battles  of  1812,  1845,  the  Indian  campaigns,  the  Spanish- 
American  War,  and  the  Philippine  Insurrection. 

It  is  not  our  purpose  to  recite  the  history  of  the  12th 
Infantry,  but  from  the  campaigns  in  which  our  parent  was 
engaged  it  emerged  with  its  share  of  the  spoils  of  war,  as  well 
as  the  scars  incident  to  the  horrors  of  the  battlefield,  and 
one  third  of  the  12th  Infantry,  consisting  of  sixteen  officers 
and  about  six  hundred  enlisted  men,  became  members  of  the 
63rd  U.  S.  Infantry. 

The  regiment  came  into  existence  June  i,  19 17,  at  the  Pre- 
sidio of  San  Francisco,  California,  in  compliance  with  General 
Orders  No.  62,  War  Department,  1917.    The  first  to  command 


2  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

the  regiment  was  Major  C.  H.  Miller,  who,  however,  was  re- 
lieved by  the  assignment  of  Lieutenant  Colonel  Willis  Uline 
on  June  13th.  Of  the  company  commanders  nothing  need 
be  said  here,  as  each  company  has  compiled  its  own  story, 
and  mentioning  them  would  only  entail  useless  repetition. 
Non-commissioned  officers'  schools  were  established  and  train- 
ing commenced  immediately. 

The  Fifteenth  Provisional  Infantry  Brigade  was  organized 
about  June  30th,  consisting  of  the  12th,  62nd,  and  63rd  Regi- 
ments,    Colonel  E.  F.  Taggart  was  commanding  officer. 

The  nucleus  of  the  regimental  band,  Band  Leader  John 
Walters  in  charge,  was  organized  at  the  same  time  and  in  the 
same  manner  as  the  remainder  of  the  regiment.  It  was  care- 
fully built  up,  in  part  by  personal  subscription  from  the  officers, 
until  it  reached  a  remarkable  state  of  efficiency.  It  has  long 
been  a  custom  in  the  army  to  spare  the  band,  which  as  a  rule 
practiced  but  a  few  hours  each  day — a  concert  now  and  then — 
and  a  growl  forthcoming  in  the  event  of  an  extra  hour's  play- 
ing. It  was  not  so  with  this  band,  for  they  were  caused  to 
practice  or  play  eight  hours  a  day.  Mr.  Walters  was  an  able 
leader — conscientious  and  diligent  in  his  work — and  was 
competent  to  instruct  in  any  instrument. 

Every  Colonel  must  have  a  hobby — and  so  the  band  was 
the  hobby  of  ours!  It  was  recruited  from  eight  to  the 
authorized  strength  of  twenty-eight  with  twelve  men  at- 
tached; later  it  totaled  fifty-four  members.  It  has  been 
thought  fitting  to  dwell  somewhat  upon  the  band  because 
of  its  evident  influence  upon  the  entire  personnel.  Of  the 
men  who  were  at  the  Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  California, 
how  many  will  forget  how  proud  we  were  to  stand  in  line 
for  ceremony  or  to  "form  up"  in  front  of  the  singing  stand 
and  sing  the  fourteen  regimental  songs  .^^  Hundreds  and 
sometimes  thousands  of  spectators  vied  daily  for  a  place 
near   the   stand.      The    band    played   for   one   week   at    the 


Introduction  3 

Orpheum  Theater,  San  Francisco,  where  its  excellence  was 
recognized. 

Little  can  be  chronicled  with  reference  to  Lieutenant 
Colonel  Uline  and  Major  Miller,  due  to  their  extremely  short 
stay  with  the  regiment.  Colonel  Richard  C.  Croxton  joined 
the  regiment  July  i6,  1917,  and  remained  our  commanding 
officer  up  to  the  time  of  his  retirement,  December  30,  1918. 
Colonel  Croxton  was  a  soldier  in  everything  the  word  implies, 
a  gentleman,  kind,  just,  absolutely  firm;  his  personality  set 
a  standard  to  be  attained  by  all — his  character  inspired  every 
officer  and  man  to  loyalty. 

During  the  month  of  July,  441  recruits  joined  the  regiment, 
which  number  brought  its  strength  up  to  1054. 

Up  to  this  time  no  further  assignment  of  officers  had  been 
made,  and  the  regiment  was  indeed  short  of  commissioned 
officers.  However,  on  August  29th,  twenty-seven  second 
lieutenants,  graduates  of  the  Reserve  Officers'  Training  Camp, 
Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  California,  reported  for  duty. 
This  number  brought  our  commissioned  personnel  up  to 
about  forty-five. 

During  the  month  of  September,  1917,  Major  Herman 
Koehler,  Master  of  the  Sword  at  West  Point,  had  been  in- 
structing the  students  of  the  Second  Reserve  Officers'  Training 
Camp  at  the  Presidio  of  San  Francisco  in  calisthenics,  at  the 
conclusion  of  which  a  course  was  extended  to  commissioned  and 
enlisted  representatives  of  the  regiment,  who  in  turn  instructed 
the  entire  regiment.  At  the  same  time  a  course  in  bayonet 
fighting  was  instituted  by  the  same  instructor  and  methods. 

A  number  of  French  and  British  commissioned  and  en- 
listed instructors  had  been  sent  from  abroad  and  it  was  our 
good  fortune  to  have  ours  in  the  persons  of  Captain  Clavel 
and  Lieutenant  Batel,  French  army.  The  instruction  con- 
sisted principally  of  new  infantry  attack  formations  and  was 
quickly  absorbed  by  all. 


4  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

With  the  advent  of  October  came  a  new  hobby  of  our 
Colonel — singing.  It  was  strange  to  hear  the  numerous  opin- 
ions expressed,  but  the  reader  may  be  impressed  with  the 
fact  that  from  singing  just  one  song,  which  later  developed 
into  fourteen,  there  grew  an  esprit  which  was  a  delight  to  see. 

In  hand  with  singing  came  the  establishing  of  French  classes 
which  were  taught  by  the  Rev.  C.  L.  Miel.  The  classes  were 
held  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  hut. 

We  now  pass  to  December  15th,  which  day  was  of  consider- 
able moment  to  the  regiment,  for  instead  of  a  badly  needed 
assignment  of  men  there  came  from  the  Second  Reserve  Offi- 
cers' Training  Camp,  Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  one  captain, 
thirty-two  first  lieutenants,  and  ten  second  lieutenants.  They 
were  immediately  assigned  to  companies  and  very  quickly 
adapted  themselves  to  the  daily  routine. 

The  Regimental  Intelligence  Section  was  organized  during 
the  month  of  December  with  Lieutenant  E.  H.  Clark,  Jr., 
as  Intelligence  Officer.  The  companies  were  called  upon  to 
furnish  selected  men  to  fill  this  section  and  it  was  not  long 
before  they  were  an  extremely  efficient  body.  Second  Lieu- 
tenants Donald  H.  McLaughlin  and  Edmunds  Lyman  also 
became  members  of  the  Intelligence  Section.  Lieutenant 
Lyman  later  became  Divisional  Interpreter,   nth  Division. 

There  were  also  being  held  at  this  time  Bayonet,  Trench 
Mortar,  Sniping  and  Scouting,  Machine  Gun,  and  Grenade 
Schools  which  were  taught  by  British  commissioned  and  non- 
commissioned officers. 

On  December  31,  1917,  just  preparatory  to  dissolving  the 
Fifteenth  Provisional  Brigade,  the  Brigade  passed  in  review 
before  Colonel  E.  F.  Taggart.  It  was  at  this  time  that  the 
1 2th  and  62nd  Regiments  left  for  Camp  Fremont  to  become 
part  of  the  8th  Division. 

Our  regiment  now  numbered  ninety-four  commissioned 
officers  and  eleven  hundred  and  seventy-six  enlisted  men. 


Introduction  5 

We  now  had  hopes  of  an  early  recruitment  and  visions 
of  ioining  a  Division  soon.  But  no!  This  is  what  happened. 
On  January  lo,  1918.  Captain  Alan  Pendleton  left  with  a 
detachment  of  sixty-three  men  for  guard  duty  at  the  Aviation 
Field,  North  Island,  San  Diego,  California.  Captain  Pen- 
dergrast  departed  with  a  detachment  of  twenty-five  for  Beni- 
cia  Arsenal.  Sergeant  Reed  of  Company  "C"  entrained  with 
ten  men  for  Los  Angeles,  California,  for  duty  at  one  of  the 
quartermaster  depots.  This  detachment  was  added  to  by 
a  detachment  of  twenty-five  a  few  days  later. 

As  you  may  well  guess,  our  hopes  were  somewhat  shattered, 
but  our  spirit  remained  high,  for  shortly  after  the  departure 
of  the  last  detachment,  gas  drill  and  instruction  were  com- 
menced and  continued  up  to  the  signing  of  the  Armistice. 

We  had  hoped  that  the  last  detachment  sent  out  was  to 
have  been  the  last  detachment  to  leave  the  Regiment,  but 
in  February,  Captain  Thomas  L.  McMurray,  commanding 
Company  "C,"  departed  for  Long  Beach,  California,  for 
guard  duty  at  the  Craig  Shipbuilding  Company.  Captain 
R.  N.  Winfield,  commanding  Company  *'D,"  departed  with 
his  company  on  the  same  date  for  Garfield,  Utah,  where  he 
was  to  guard  the  International  Smelting  and  Refining  Com- 
pany. On  February  7th,  Company  "E,"  with  First  Lieu- 
tenant A.  C.  Newell  commanding,  departed  for  the  Presidio 
of  Monterey,  for  duty  at  that  post.  Company  "H"  sent  out 
a  detachment,  commanded  by  Sergeant  Royal  B.  Allyn,  on 
February  i8th,  for  the  purpose  of  guarding  the  Moore  Ship- 
building Company  at  Oakland,  California.  On  February 
2ist,  Second  Lieutenant  Fred  C.  Lindquist,  departed  with 
twenty-nine  enlisted  men  for  guard  duty  over  the  storage 
warehouses  at  Lompoc,  California.  On  February  27th, 
twenty-eight  enlisted  men,  commanded  by  Captain  A.  F. 
Schmitz,  6th  Battalion,  United  States  Guards,  departed  for 
duty  at  the  Schaw-Batcher  Shipyard,  South  San  Francisco, 


6  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

California.  At  this  time  the  regiment  was  covering  territory 
from  Idaho  to  Southern  CaHfornia,  and  as  far  east  as  Utah 
with  httle  possibiHty  of  the  regiment  being  brought  together 
for  some  few  months  to  come,  but  on  March  3rd  Captain 
Winfield  returned  to  the  Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  Cahfornia. 
It  was  not  long  after  when  all  of  the  detachments  were  recalled, 
and  July  22nd  saw  the  regiment  once  again  within  its  own  bar- 
racks at  the  Presidio,  when  the  detachment  at  Benicia  Arsenal 
returned. 

On  March  13th,  fifteen  second  lieutenants  reported  for 
duty  from  the  Army  Service  School  at  Fort  Leavenworth, 
Kansas.  In  April,  classes  were  established  for  the  instruc- 
tion of  non-English  speaking  soldiers. 

Our  numbers  on  June  30,  1918,  totaled  one  hundred  and 
twenty-eight  commissioned  officers  and  thirty-six  hundred 
and  four  enlisted  men.  The  esprit  now  was  higher  than  ever 
before  and  it  was  indeed  an  inspiring  sight  to  watch  the  regi- 
ment form  daily  for  ceremony  on  the  old  Presidio  Parade 
Ground  and  immediately  after  form  up  for  singing.  On 
August  2nd,  the  regiment  passed  in  final  review  before  Briga- 
dier General  E.  J.  McClernand. 

On  August  1 2th,  the  regiment  entrained  for  Camp  Meade, 
Maryland,  where  we  were  to  become  a  part  of  the  22nd  In- 
fantry Brigade,  nth  Division.  On  August  30th  the  regiment 
began  target  practice,  firing  special  Course  **C"  with  the 
Lee-Enfield   rifle. 

On  the  morning  of  September  6th,  immediately  after  the 
regiment  had  returned  from  the  target  range,  five  hundred  and 
sixty-three  enlisted  men  were  transferred  to  the  72nd  Infantry 
forming  the  nucleus  of  that  regiment.  There  were  also  trans- 
ferred at  this  time  a  number  of  commissioned  officers. 

While  at  the  Presidio  a  number  of  enlisted  men  had  been 
recommended  f(jr  commission  as  second  lieutenants  in  the 
National  Army,  and  on  September  5th,  these  deserving  non- 


Introduction  7 

commissioned  officers  received  their  appointments.  Several 
were  assigned  to  the  63rd  Infantry,  and  the  others  to  various 
infantry  and  machine-gun  organizations  within  the  division. 
On  September  9,  1918,  the  Regimental  Model  Company, 
commanded  first  by  Captain  W.  Stewart  Paul,  and  later  by 
Captain  W.  V.  Witcher,  was  formed,  in  accordance  with 
Table  of  Organizations  of  July  18,  1918.  This  company  was 
used  for  attack  instruction  and  exhibition  purposes  and  staged 
an  ideal  attack  formation  for  the  nth  Division  on  September 
25th.  On  October  30th,  the  company  executed  a  second 
exhibition  attack  and  assault,  with  an  actual  protective  bar- 
rage of  machine-gun,  Stokes  mortar,  and  37-mm.-gun  fire. 
On  November  6th  the  Model  Platoon  from  the  company, 
commenced  an  attack  exhibition  for  the  War  College  Motion 
Pictures  photographs,  which  continued  about  two  weeks. 
The  officers  and  men  of  this  company  received  praise  from  the 
Division  Commander,  as  well  as  from  various  staft'  officers 
from  the  War  Department  who  witnessed  the  exhibition. 

During  the  month  of  September,  four  hundred  and  fifty- 
nine  recruits,  principally  draft  men,  were  received  from  the 
154th  Depot  Brigade;  and  a  recruit  course  of  five  weeks  was 
commenced.  These  men  by  no  means  equalled  the  standard 
of  the  men  we  had  brought  with  us  from  the  Pacific  Coast, 
being  much  smaller  in  physique  and  of  lower  mental  quality. 
The  majority  of  them  were  returned  to  the  Development 
Battalion. 

Early  in  October,  the  epidemic  of  Spanish  Influenza  struck 
the  regiment,  resulting  in  a  total  number  of  deaths  of  two 
officers  and  ten  enlisted  men.  This  is  a  remarkable  feature, 
since  it  is  well  known  that  hundreds  were  dying  in  other  regi- 
ments. The  few  deaths  in  this  regiment  may  be  attributed 
to  the  precautionary  measures  taken  by  our  commanding 
officer  and  the  surgeon.  The  men  were  examined  a  number 
of  times  daily  and  any  man  found  to  be  suffering  from  any 


8  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

ailment  whatever  was  immediately  sent  to  the  hospital  for  a 
thorough  physical  examination.  In  this  way,  all  patients 
were  handled  in  the  early  stages.  The  death  of  these  two 
officers  and  the  ten  enlisted  men  struck  every  man  as  though 
he  had  lost  his  own  brother  and  comrade. 

On  October  2Sth,  the  Advance  School  Detachment  of 
twelve  officers  and  twelve  sergeants,  departed  for  over-seas, 
arriving  at  Liverpool,  England,  November  8,  1918. 

A  number  of  second  lieutenants  in  the  regiment,  having 
been  recommended  to  be  first  lieutenants,  were  transferred 
to  the  72nd  Infantry,  and  four  to  the  32nd  Machine  Gun 
Battalion.  Eleven  second  lieutenants  were  transferred  to 
the  63rd  Infantry  from  the  72nd  Infantry. 

Upon  November  2nd  the  regiment  was  fully  equipped  and 
was,  with  the  exception  of  a  few  convalescents  from  the  influ- 
enza  and    a  very  few  recruits,  fully  trained  and  ready  for 


■»*» 


Introduction  9 

over-seas  duty.  On  November  9th  the  regiment,  in  company 
with  the  remainder  of  the  Eleventh  Division,  was  reviewed 
by  the  commanding  general. 

With  the  signing  of  the  Armistice  on  November  nth 
came  a  disappointment  which  was  hard  to  stand,  and  Colonel 
Croxton,  in  his  foreword,  has  adequately  expressed  the  opinion 
and  feeling  of  the  officers  and  men. 

On  November  29th  the  regiment  was  placed  at  the  disposal 
of  the  commanding  general.  Eastern  Department.  We 
were  to  replace  United  States  Guard  troops  which  were  at 
that  time  on  Provost  and  Utilities  guard  duties. 

The  following  letter  was  addressed  to  the  commanding 
officer  of  the  63rd  Infantry  on  December  4th: 


Headquarters  nth  Division,  U.  S.  Army 
Camp  Meade,  Mar\'land, 
December  4th,  19 18. 

Colonel  R.  C.  Croxton, 

Commanding,  6^rd  Infantry, 
Camp  Meade,  Md. 
My  dear  Colonel  Croxton: 

Orders  having  been  received  to  place  your  regiment  at  the  disposal 
of  the  Commanding  General,  Eastern  Department,  I  desire  to  place  on 
record  in  this  informal  way,  my  appreciation  of  the  efficient  and  loyal 
service  performed  by  you  as  Regimental  Commander  while  a  member 
of  this  Division. 

Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  your  regiment  was  only  recently 
organized,  you  have  by  your  energy,  zeal,  and  good  judgment,  brought 
it  to  a  high  state  of  discipline  and  training. 

The  spirit  of  the  regiment  is  excellent  and  its  bearing  and  soldierly 
performance  of  duty  have  been  an  inspiration  to  other  units  in  the 
Division. 

My  best  wishes  go  with  you  and  your  regiment  in  its  new  field  of  duty. 
Cordially  and  sincerely  yours, 

J.   McI.   Carter, 

Major  General,  U.  S.  A., 
Commanding. 


10  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

On  December  23rd,  Company  "K"  and  a  detachment  of 
Company  *'I,"  Captain  Walter  A.  Mack  commanding, 
departed  for  Provost  Guard  duty  at  New  York  City,  New 
York. 

On  January  3rd  the  regiment  passed  in  final  review  before 
Colonel  Richard  C.  Croxton,  who  had  been  retired  after  thirty 
years  service,  on  December  30,  1918.  The  retirement  of 
Colonel  Croxton  came  as  a  shock  to  all.  An  impromptu 
dinner  was  arranged  and  during  the  speeches  that  evening 
many  officers  and  several  of  the  enlisted  personnel  were  seen 
to  be  dabbing  at  their  eyes  with  their  handkerchiefs.  The 
officers  presented  the  Colonel  with  a  beautiful  watch  and  a 
cigarette  holder,  while  the  enlisted  men  presented  him  with  a 
handsome  diamond  stick  pin.  The  spirit  inculcated  into  the 
regiment  by  Colonel  Croxton  exists  today  and  it  is  the  hope 
of  every  member  that  it  will  continue. 

The  period  between  December  23d  and  early  February 
saw  the  regiment  again  being  split  up  into  small  detachments. 
The  Third  Battalion,  plus  Company  "E,"  was  sent  to  New 
York.  The  First  Battalion  went  to  Curtis  Bay,  Maryland, 
Company  "F"  to  Camp  Holabird,  Maryland,  while  the 
Headquarters,  Machine  Gun,  Supply,  and  "G"  companies 
were  sent  to  East  Potomac  Park,  Washington,  D.  C.  All 
of  these  detachments  were  performing  Provost  Guard  and 
police  duty. 

This  duty  was  most  undesirable  to  men  who  had  trained 
hard  and  faithfully  for  the  "big  show"  abroad,  only  to  find 
themselves  pacing  the  streets  with  little  to  do  and  restricted 
authority  in  the  doing  of  that  little.  Their  main  value  con- 
sisted in  being  on  call  as  special  patrols  to  go  to  dance  halls 
and  such  places  where  the  mere  entry  of  the  patrols  quieted 
soldiers  and  sailors  under  the  influence  of  liquor. 

The  result  was  that  this  fine  body  of  men  sought  discharge, 
rather  than  continue  a  duty  which  seemed  childish  as  com- 


Introduction 


II 


pared  with  their  strenuous  eighteen  months  of  preparation 
for  doing  the  work  of  real  soldiers  abroad. 

As  this  book  goes  to  press  very  few  of  the  men  who  were 
"on  their  toes"  and  ready  to  sail  for  France  in  November, 
1918,  remain  with  the  regiment,  but  it  is  believed  that  none 
will  cease  to  be  proud  of  their  service  with  the  regiment,  nor 
will  they  ever  doubt  that  the  regiment  would  have  faced  and 
chased  the  Huns  (had  it  but  had  a  chance)  with  the  same 
loyalty,  determination,  and  efficiency  which  was  displayed  in 
training  for  the  job. 


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History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


OVER  THERE 

Johnnie  get  \'our  gun,  get  your  gun,  get  your  gun. 

Take  it  on  the  run,  on  the  run,  on  the  run; 

Hear  them  calHng  you  and  me — 

Ev'ry  son  of  liberty; 

Hurry  right  away  no  dela\',  go  today, 

Make  j^our  daddy  glad  to  have  had  such  a  lad- 

Tell  your  sweetheart  not  to  pine — 

To  be  proud  her  boy's  in  line. 

CHORUS 

Over  there — Over  there — 

Send  the  word,  send  the  word,  over  there, 

That  the  Yanks  are  coming,  the  Yanks  are  coming; 

The  drums  rum-tum-ming  ev'ry  where — 

So  prepare — Say  a  pray'r. 

Send  the  word,  send  the  word  to  beware; 

We'll  be  over,  we're  com-ing  over. 

And  we  won't  come  hack  till  it's  over  over  there. 

{Repeat  loud,  then  J  allow  with  "Dixie," — men  whistling — then 
repeat  chorus  loud.) 


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THF  PUNCIIIKG  SIXTV-TIIIRn 

(IVri/leii    for   the   regiment) 


FIRST    VERSE 

There's  a  guy  we've  got  to  kill, 
And  his  name  is  Kaiser  Bill; 
And  the  skunk  has  got  a  swelling  in  his 
head ; 
The  French  and  British  guns, 
Have  held  his  rotten  Huns, 
But  it's  us  that's  got  to  strike  him  till  he's 
dead. 


CHORUS 

We'll  drive  him  'cross  the  Rhine, 

And  imprison  him,  the  swine. 

In  an  Allied  camp:  he'll  wish  that  he  were 
dead. 
Then  we'll  ask  him  if  he's  heard 
Of  the  Punching  Sixty-Third, 

And  fill  his  dirtv  carcass  full  of  lead. 


SECOND    VERSE 

For  the  \'ankees  he  will  dread. 
And  he'll  think  what  Sherman  said 
When  through  Hindenburger's  line  we  do 
advance; 
For  the  lives  that  he  has  crushed. 
And  the  women  he's  debauched, 
We,  with  shot  and  shell,  will  blast  him 
out  of  France. 


THIRD    VERSE 

In  the  battle's  roar  and  shock. 
When  our  bombs  begin  to  drop. 
Our  hand  grenades  and  Yankee  cannons 
roar; 
When  he  hears  our  eagle  scream, 
And  he  sees  our  ba\onets  gleam. 
Then   too  late  this  war  of   his  he  will 
deplore. 

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"  so  LONG  " 

(U'riiien  for  the  regiment) 

We  all  know  it's  mightx"  slow, 
But  we'll  get  there  just  the  same; — 
Each  Service  star — For  America 
Helps  to  send  the  damned  old  Kaiser 
And  the  Crown   Prince  down  to  Hell; 

so — 
Hurry  up — that's  the  stuff — 
Let  us  go  over  the  top. 
We'll  raise  the  Stars  and  Stripes  in  old 

Berlin 
And  let  Democracy  rule — supreme. — 


CHORUS 

We're  going  over  there  be\ond  the  seas ; — 
We're  goin'   to  put  the    Kaiser   on   his 

knees; — 
We'll  help  the  other  boys  who  are  so 

brave  and  true  and  tired  too — 
Our  hearts  are  filled  with  joy  and  not 

with  pain — 
We  know  our  efforts  will  not  be  in  vain — 
W'e  know  our  Countr\'  needs  us — over 

there; 
Our  Sweethearts  waiting — over  here — 
So   Au    Revoir  to  our  loved  ones — So 

Lons. 


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HEADQUARTERS  Company  was  cradled  at  Angel  Island. 
a  cragg\',  wooded  point  rising  with  an  air  of  abrupt 
inquin'  from  the  blue  waters  of  San  Francisco  Bay. 
It  learned  its  first  military  steps  by  painful,  dogged  effort 
on  the  spacious  drill  grounds  of  the  incomparably  lovely 
Presidio,  and  grew  into  a  sturdy  organization  of  keen  fighting 
specialists  in  the  great  army  cantonment  at  Camp  Meade. 
MaPv'land. 

The  transformation  of  the  awk\vard.  bewildered  recruit, 
herded,  heedless  of  his  comfort,  by  unsympathetic  and  raucous- 
voiced  *'non-coms. "  through  those  Angel  Island  and  Presidio 
days,  into  the  sman,  self-confident  soldier  of  a  few  months 
later  was  one  of  the  almost-miracles  of  our  organization  and 
training  methods  that  brought  the  amazed  Hun  to  his  knees 
considerably  in  advance  of  the  earliest  date  the  most  san- 
guine optimism  had  suggested.  Just  how  it  was  accompHshed 
only  God  and  our  ofticers  know.  Partial  explanation  may 
be  found  in  the  character  of  the  material  out  of  which  Head- 


1 8  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

quarters  Company,  and  in  fact  the  whole  regiment,  was 
fashioned.  Nature  itself  is  kind  to  the  Western  man.  Wide 
spaces  in  which  to  grow  and  work  and  play;  clear,  vivid  skies 
that  seem  a  little  nearer  and  more  personal  than  they  do 
anywhere  else;  strong  winds  that  have  their  vigorous  and 
invigorating  way  with  mountain  and  valley  and  shore;  air 
that  is  sweet  and  unpolluted  by  the  smoke  of  crowded  manu- 
facture and  the  ceaselessly  churned  dust  and  grime  of  huddled 
populations — these  are  the  priceless  birthright  of  the  Westerner. 

Headquarters  Company  struggled  into  skeleton  formation 
during  July,  1918.  The  two  preceding  months  witnessed  a 
steady  procession  of  embryo  soldiers  to  Angel  Island  from 
Montana  ranges,  Idaho  mines,  Oregon  and  Washington  farms, 
California  ranches.  Most  of  them  thought  "Parade  Rest" 
was  some  sort  of  order  for  stopping  a  column  of  marching  men, 
and  wouldn't  have  known  whether  a  trombone  was  a  bird  or 
a  musical  instrument.  But  the  two  indispensable  primary 
qualities  of  the  good  soldier  they  had  in  abundance — strength 
and  courage.  Also,  the  great  majority  knew  how  to  shoot. 
And  the  nature  of  their  accustomed  environment  tended  to 
teach  them  self-reliance  and  initiative.  So  the  seed  was 
good.  Sedulous  care,  informed  skill  and  patience  and  under- 
standing achieved  the  harvest. 

Headquarters  Company  did  not  get  across.  Singly  and 
collectively  it  indulges,  and  always  will  indulge,  in  a  little 
selfish  regret  over  that  fact.  But  it  was  ready,  and  always, 
too,  will  feel  proud  and  grateful  that  it  had  been  pronounced 
fit  to  go.  What  fun  and  what  bitterness,  too,  were  crowded 
into  those  brief  weeks  in  and  about  San  Francisco!  The  bit- 
terness vanished  long  ago,  became,  in  fact,  one  of  the  laugh- 
able recollections  of  those  colorful  days.  But  it  was  real 
enough  then.  Never  were  men  more  strangely  placed  than 
many  of  these  Headquarters  Company  soldiers.  Big  chaps 
from  the  Butte  copper  mines,  for  example,  choking  and  glar- 


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ing  under  the  verbal  castigation  of  a  snappy,  sweating,  dis- 
gusted little  sergeant  whom  they  could  pulverize  between 
their  huge  fists.  Cowpunchers  from  around  Cheyenne  and 
Pendleton,  accustomed  to  giving  and  exacting  a  punctilious 
courtesy  in  their  dealings  with  one  another,  quivering  with 
helpless  rage  when  told  to  "get  to  hell  out  of"  one  place  or 
another.  It  wasn't  the  "  non-com'. s"  fault.  On  Angel  Island 
where  thousands  of  civilians,  aggressively  independent  Ameri- 
can citizens,  received  their  first  taste  of  Army  discipline  along 
with  their  uniforms,  there  was  neither  time  nor  strength  to 
waste  upon  efi^orts  towards  scrupulous  courtesy  or  painstaking 
consideration  of  anyone's  sensibilities.  It  was  a  constant 
marvel  how  those  doughty  corporals  and  sergeants  of  regulars 
supported  the  daily  and  nightly  strain.  Nevertheless  the 
most  ardent  patriotism  was  inclined  to  cool  a  little  under 
their  treatment.  It  blazed  up  again,  however,  when,  out- 
fitted and  finger-printed  and  catalogued  so  completely  that 
one  guiltily  suspected  the  Government  knew  whether  one  ever 
ate  sugar  on  one's  lettuce.  Angel  Island  was  left  joyfully  behind 
and  the  Presidio,  two  miles  across  the  fairest  of  ocean  reaches, 
was  attained. 

It  was  the  citizen-soldier's  first  big  step — those  two  short 
miles.  Unlike  his  arrival  at  the  Island  receiving  depot,  he 
landed  here,  in  outward  semblance  at  least,  a  soldier.  From 
the  very  first,  the  attitude  of  his  military  superiors  was  vastly, 
gratefully,  different  from  that  which  his  first  encounter  with 
the  species  had  led  him  to  expect.  As  one  sergeant  in  the 
East  Cantonment  recruit  barracks  put  it:  "Over  on  the  Island 
they  treat  you  like  dogs.  Here  we  treat  you  like  men,  and 
we  expect  you  to  act  that  way."  A  fellow's  self-respect  in- 
stantly revived.  God  knows  it  needed  resuscitation!  As  I 
say,  it  is  funny  now;  really  one  of  those  memories  of  a  new 
and  strange  experience  no  one  would  willingly  part  with.  It 
was  different  then. 


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What  first  impressed  the  recruit  in  the  East  Cantonment 
was  that  he  at  last  was  really  an  integral  part  of  that  army 
which  was  to  preserve  American  honor  and  save  civilization 
from  the  German  blight.  He  quickly  sensed  a  spirit  of  frater- 
nity and  cooperation  that  was  helpfully  inspiring.  He  felt 
that  officers  and  enlisted  men  alike,  equally,  were  straining 
together  toward  the  accomplishment  of  a  great  and  noble 
purpose.  It  caused  him  promptly  to  resolve  not  to  shirk  his 
share. 

I  believe  I  may  truthfully  record  that  not  one  of  those 
eager  young  soldiers  faltered  in  his  determination  from  that 
time  on;  certain  it  is  that  there  was  no  diminution  of  effort 
until  that  fateful  nth  of  November,  when  realization  came 
that  they  could  no  longer  hope  to  take  the  field  against  the 
hosts  of  Hindenburg. 

Less  than  five  months  had  elapsed  and  yet  what  great,  and, 
in  many  instances,  curious  changes  they  had  wrought;  no 
less  to  the  individual  soldier  than  to  the  world  which  he  so 
gallantly  had  helped  to  withhold  from  the  barbarians'  grasp! 
When,  after  five  weeks'  drill  in  the  School  of  the  Soldier  and 
the  School  of  the  Squad,  some  three  hundred  men  were  ad- 
vanced from  the  recruit  barracks  and  became  Headquarters 
Company,  63rd  Infantry,  U.  S.  Army,  friendships  were  formed 
which  will  endure  a  life  time.  Old  outlooks  upon  life  were 
completely  altered.  Contacts  were  experienced  whose  influ- 
ence will  always  be  felt.  Many  of  the  three  hundred  had 
never  before  been  in  a  town  of  any  size;  few,  comparatively, 
were  familiar  with  the  innumerable  aspects  of  a  great  city. 
And  then  San  Francisco,  gay,  proud,  luringly  beautiful,  as 
variable  in  her  moods  and  fascinatingly  complex  in  charac- 
ter as  a  royal  charmer  of  old  France,  suddenly  burst  upon 
their  astonished  consciousness.  Courted  them.  Loved  them. 
Lavished  upon  them  every  attention  out  of  a  generous  heart 
swelling  with  pride  and  trust  and  gratefulness.     The  nights 


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in  which  she  feted  them,  the  days  off  duty  in  which  she  catered 
whole-heartedly  to  their  every  need  and  desire,  amply  com- 
pensated for  the  hardships  of  the  daily  drill  ground.  There 
was  a  month  of  this,  a  brief  and  glorious  and,  it  must  be  con- 
fessed, a  painful  month.  Rifles  that  are  now  carried  as  easily 
as  a  walking  stick,  tugged  and  tore  at  protesting  muscles  then. 
Heads  now  immovable  during  the  fastest  drill,  then  ducked 
and  twisted  in  amusing  concern  as  rifles  were  brought  from 
the  shoulder  to  the  order  or  port.  First  Lieutenant  A.  F. 
Pierson,  upon  whom  the  onus  of  drilling  the  more  awkward 
recruits  fell,  often  prayerfully  adjured  a  platoon  to  walk  into 
the  bay  and  be  done  with  trying  to  be  soldiers.  By  the  time 
recall  sounded  most  of  them  wished  they  had.  At  reveille 
each  morning  they  hoped  he  would  insist  upon  it. 

Finally  squads  right,  or  left,  was  executed  well  enough  so 
that  the  Company  Commander's  eyes  were  no  longer  red 
from  weeping.  Packs  could  be  unrolled  at  drill  with  good 
prospect  of  stuffing  back  a  preponderance  of  their  contents. 
Sergeants  no  longer  looked  at  their  platoons  as  if  wondering 
why  this  cross  had  been  put  upon  them.  There  was  less 
reporting  to  the  Orderly  Room  after  Saturday  inspection  to 
be  caustically  lectured  upon  the  value  and  virtue  of  an  ab-so- 
lute-ly  spotless  rifle.  Headquarters  Company,  in  short,  was 
shaping  up  when  the  welcome  orders  to  move  came  and  on 
the  morning  of  August  12,  1918,  the  63rd  entrained  for  France. 

To  be  sure,  its  immediate  destination  was  Camp  Meade, 
Md.,  but  in  the  mind  of  every  private,  at  least  in  Headquarters 
Company,  that  meant  merely  an  annoying  interruption  of 
their  journey.  An  anathematized  delay  of  two  or  possibly 
three  weeks  for  the  purpose  of  putting  the  finishing  touches 
upon  an  outfit  that  every  one  of  them  already  sincerely  con- 
sidered as  good  as  they  come,  or,  at  any  rate,  the  peer  of  any 
regiment  before  ever  it  had  plunged  into  the  inferno  over-seas. 

The  writer  will  never  forget  the  morning  of  the  departure 


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from  San  Francisco.  Before  daybreak  the  bugle  sang  its 
song  to  wakefulness.  But  how  different  from  other  mornings, 
when  we  awoke  to  curse  its  inexorable  summons,  did  its  music 
sound!  It  crept  sweetly  into  our  sleeping  consciousness, 
softly  exulting  in  the  fulfilment  of  a  glorious  promise.  It  called 
us  to  be  up  and  off  for  France.  And,  unlike  other  mornings 
when  we  clung  stubbornly  to  our  blankets  until  the  last 
possible  moment  consistent  with  safety,  we  leaped  to  answer  it. 

Packs  had  been  rolled  the  night  before,  for  the  most  part, 
and  it  required  but  a  few  minutes  to  form  in  front  of  barracks, 
answer  roll-calls,  and  troop  through  the  still  heavy  darkness 
to  waiting  baggage  cars,  soon  filled  with  extra  equipment. 
Breakfast  was  a  sketchy  affair.  All  save  the  most  phlegmatic 
were  too  excited  to  pay  any  attention  to  the  menu  which 
upon  all  previous  mornings,  no  matter  what  its  excellence, 
was  always  the  subject  of  lengthy  comment,  mostly  derogatory. 

When,  preceded  by  the  staff,  the  regiment,  with  the  band 
and  Headquarters  Company  in  the  lead,  fell  into  line  for  the 
march  to  the  depot  and  began  its  impressive  procession,  it  is 
a  safe  wager  that  most  of  the  men  in  line,  from  Colonel  Croxton 
down  to  the  lowliest  ''buck,"  already  felt  like  conquering 
heroes. 

Almost  as  such,  indeed,  the  regiment  was  acclaimed  along 
the  line  of  march.  Its  peculiarly  western  character  made  it 
an  object  of  special  endearment  to  the  cheering  crowds  which 
thronged  the  pavement  and  wildly  waved  flags  and  handker- 
chiefs from  windows  and  house-tops.  Since  then  the  63rd 
has  had  the  high  honor  of  marching  up  Pennsylvania  Avenue 
in  Washington,  when  a  battalion  passed  in  review  before  the 
President,  but  it  is  doubtful  if  it  has  ever  experienced  since, 
or  ever  will,  as  proud  a  thrill  as  flashed  through  it  then,  firing 
every  eye  with  a  light  of  joyful  purpose,  stiffening  its  bearing, 
giving  an  upward  tilt  to  out-thrust  chins.  The  regiment 
looked  w  ell  that  day. 


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Headquarters  Company  traveled  across  the  continent  in 
the  first  section  of  the  troop  trains.  With  it  rode  the  Colonel 
and  his  staff,  as  also  the  band.  Very  especially  the  band.  For 
Lieutenant  Walters'  54 — count  'em — 54  reed  and  brass  artists 
contributed  greatly  to  the  pleasure  of  our  six-days'  trip. 
Music  had  always  played  a  big  part  in  the  development  of 
the  regiment.  Colonel  Croxton  subscribed  to  the  view  of 
those  holding  that  the  man  who  went  into  action  singing  was 
the  adversary  most  to  be  feared.  And  part  of  the  morning 
drill  at  the  Presidio  had  been  devoted  to  singing,  so  that  we 
possessed  a  very  creditable  repertoire  of  songs.  These  echoed 
and  reechoed  across  the  continent;  every  time  the  train  stopped 
the  band  piled  off  and  "the  boys"  gathered  around.  We  all 
hope  the  songs  will  be  pleasantly  remembered — if  not  for  the 
excellence  of  their  rendition,  then  for  the  glad  and  grateful 
spirit  in  which  they  were  sung. 

How  we  were  plied  with  cigarettes  and  candy  and  cofTee 
and  sandwiches!  Everywhere,  even  when  our  train  merely 
slowed  down!  I  suppose  it  is  well  enough  known  to  justify 
admission  that  poker  has  always  been  popular  in  the  army. 
And  there  were  "old  heads"  at  the  Presidio  who  were  always 
willing  to  teach  neophytes  all  the  fine  points.  Their  patience 
and  profits  were  unfailing.  Hence  many  left  the  Presidio 
with  sadly  depleted  stores  of  tobacco  and  sweets.  None 
suffered  because  of  it,  however,  owing  to  the  generosity  of 
Red  Cross  workers  and  others  who  welcomed  and  bade  us 
God-speed,  almost  in  one  breath,  in  that  flight  across  country. 

No  one  will  forget  the  night  of  arrival  at  Camp  Meade. 
It  was  after  midnight  when  we  were  awakened  and  hastily 
gathered  our  equipment  together.  It  was  after  two  o'clock 
in  the  morning  when  we  reached  barracks  and  flung  ourselves, 
fully  dressed,  on  iron  cots  sans  mattresses  or  blankets  or  any- 
thing conducive  to  slumber.  The  trip  had  fatigued  us,  prin- 
cipally for  the  reason  that  wherever  we  were   due   to   pass 


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through  a  town  of  any  size  at  night,  most  of  us  had  stayed  up 
to  cheer  and  be  cheered.  It  was,  perhaps,  ten  minutes  past 
two  when  we  were  awakened  to  carry  Gargantuan  boxes  and 
Brobdignagian  barrels  from  wagons  and  trucks  into  barracks. 
No  time  was  lost  in  bringing  up  supplies  on  that  occasion. 
The  S.  O.  S.  was  on  the  job  with  both  of  its  feet  and  all  of  ours. 
Thereafter  until  dawn  we  alternately  tumbled  off  to  sleep  and 
were  rudely  roused  to  carry  something  at  fifteen-minute  inter- 
vals. We  began  to  suspect  that  the  "intensive  training"  we 
were  scheduled  to  undergo  at  Camp  Meade  would  prove  to 
have  a  number  of  unpleasant  features. 

Situated  on  a  sandy  plain,  broken  by  a  few  wooded  hil- 
locks, also  plentifully  overspread  with  sand  which  was  partic- 
ularly and  offensively  a  conspicuous  feature  of  the  landscape 
on  windy  days.  Camp  Meade  lies  seventeen  miles  southeast  of 
Baltimore  and  about  thirty  miles  from  Washington.  Both 
points  are  worthy  of  passing  remark,  for  Baltimore  is  the 
place  where  every  soldier  went  when  he  could  borrow  eighty- 
eight  cents,  while  Washington  is  the  place  from  which  staff 
colonels  and  generals  and  first  assistant  secretaries  of  things 
used  to  drop  over  with  flattering  frequency  to  see  how  we  were 
turning  out — and  of  course  we  were  always  turning  out. 
Still,  we  did  not  mind  it,  for  they  all  left  with  very  agreeable 
impressions  of  the  fighting  effectiveness  of  the  63  rd.  We 
know  their  compliments  were  sincere;  otherwise  our  gruff, 
well-loved  Colonel  would  never  have  repeated  them.  Enco- 
miums from  Colonel  Croxton  were  indeed  praise  from  Sir 
Hubert.  He  did  not  believe  in  coaxing  a  soldier  with  com- 
mendation. 

But  we  were  perfectly  aware  of  the  pride  and  affection 
which  ever  underlaid  even  his  most  scathing  criticism,  and 
no  company  felt  a  greater  sense  of  irreparable  loss  than  did 
Headquarters  Company  the  day  he  passed  between  our  ranks, 
drawn  up  at  the  "present,"  and  so,  out  of  our  lives. 


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"Intensive  training"  was  inaugurated  with  a  swiftness  that 
portended  the  whirlwind  character  of  the  relentless  drill  and 
ceaseless  instruction  which  followed.  At  first  Headquarters 
Company,  together  with  the  rest  of  the  regiment,  spent  its 
days  in  a  resumption  of  squad,  platoon,  and  company  elemen- 
tary movements.  This  was  followed  by  a  brief  period  of  fast 
bayonet  work  on  assault  courses,  where  swinging  dummies 
were  torn  to  pieces  by  savage  lunge  and  slash,  and  where  the 
difficulties  of  "going  over  the  top"  fully  armed  and  accoutered 
were  first  learned.  Between  times,  battle  formations  formed 
a  vigorous  and  interesting  item  of  drill. 

I  don't  know  what  the  opinion  of  our  officers  was  anent 
our  response  to  instruction.  My  own  idea  is  that  it  was  not, 
comparatively,  a  heart-breaking  labor  to  whip  these  men  into 
fighting  trim.  Strong,  healthy,  eager  for  the  chance  to  show 
"Heinie"  the  joke  in  picking  a  fighting  American  for  a  foe, 
they  sprang  at  their  several  tasks  with  a  vigor  and  zest  that 
should  have  been  gratifying  to  their  instructors,  and  brought 
to  bear  in  the  solution  of  their  individual  and  collective  prob- 
lems a  degree  of  intelligence  which  must  have  in  a  measure 
facilitated  the  work  of  training.  I  am  speaking  and  thinking 
of  Headquarters  Company;  not  of  myself,  one  of  the  least 
of  that  brave  and  devoted  band  of  true  comrades. 

The  training  was  hard  and  often  more  than  a  little  taxing. 
The  weather  those  first  August  and  September  days — un- 
speakable. We  had  thought  some  days  in  July  back  at  the 
Presidio  were  hot.  Certainly  they  had  seemed  so  when  we 
were  doing  the  "  double  "  with  arms  and  a  full  pack.  But  they 
were  so  bitter  cold  in  comparison  with  what  was  regarded  as 
a  mild  degree  of  warmth  at  Meade  that  the  recollection  of 
them  brought  a  shiver.  The  only  way  we  ever  got  tolerably 
cool  was  to  talk  about  the  "hot  weather"  back  home. 

When  our  officers  considered  that  Headquarters  Company 
was  sufficiently  versed  in   the  rudiments  of  the   regimental 


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drill  and  work,  the  company  was  divided  into  platoons;  each 
having  an  individual  character  and  purpose,  and  then  the 
company  became  a  "company  of  specialists."  There  were 
organized  the  One-Pounder  Platoon,  Intelligence  Section, 
Sappers  and  Bombers  Platoon,  Signal  Platoon,  and  the  Pioneer 
Platoon.  ''Drill"  as  theretofore  known  and  practiced  was 
largely  abandoned,  or  rather,  subordinated  to  instructional 
activity  in  the  different  platoons.  Of  course  this  was  still 
"drill"  in  the  broad,  military  sense,  but  the  change  and  the 
addition  of  new  interests  was  enthusiastically  greeted. 

Intense  rivalry  developed  among  the  four  platoons,  and 
nothing  could  have  had  a  finer  effect.  Each  man  was  firmly 
convinced  that  his  platoon  was  the  sole  one  of  real  value  to 
the  regiment;  the  others  were  merely  brilliant  examples  of 
inept  effort.  Good  enough,  possibly,  for  those  unfitted  for 
the  high  mission  of  his  own  platoon,  containing  as  they  did 
men  who  must  be  used  somewhere,  but  they'd  soon  find  out 
what  was  what  when  they  had  to  call  upon  the  li'l  ol'  one- 
pounder,  or  the  Stokes,  or  whatever  it  might  be!  Naturally 
instruction  progressed  at  an  amazing  rate.  It  is  literally  true 
that,  looking  back,  even  when  checking  up  events  date  by 
date,  it  is  next  to  impossible  to  realize  how  much  of  accom- 
plishment was  crowded  into  so  brief  a  period. 

While  a  preponderance  of  its  members  will  always  render 
allegiance  first  to  their  great  and  beloved  West,  Headquarters 
Company  will  always  think  of  Baltimore  and  Washington 
with  emotions  of  profound  gratitude  and  warm  affection.  Of 
what  city  can  anything  finer  be  said  than  that  it  made  the 
stranger  "doughboy"  quartered  near  it  without  his  desire  or 
consent,  forget  his  characteristic  diffidence  and  wistfulness  for 
home.  And  both  these  hospitable  Southern  cities  did  just 
that  in  generous,  magnificent  measure.  There  were  dances 
for  him  every  night  he  could  attend,  distinguished  by  the 
presence  of  breath-taking  beauties,  delightfully  sympathetic, 


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graciously  interested  if  it  pleased  him  to  talk  about  it,  in 
that  time  his  little  brother  James  caught  poison  ivy,  or  why 
his  folks  couldn't  afford  to  paint  the  barn  last  year.  In  every 
church  was  a  place,  and  a  person,  to  remind  him  of  the  pastor's 
"study"  back  home.  And  if  he  wanted  to  eat,  all  he  had  to 
do  was  just  to  look  as  if  he  could  stand  a  little  something  more. 
He  could  count  upon  being  coaxed.  As  a  second  choice  of  a 
home  town  I  think  every  one  of  us  would  pick  Baltimore  or 
Washington.     And  that  is  the  apotheosis  of  compliment. 

As  this  is  written.  Headquarters  Company  is  doing  provost 
guard  duty  in  Washington.  Soon  most  of  those  who  have 
been  proudly  a  part  of  the  company  through  those  vivid  San 
Francisco  days,  and  the  harder  period  of  training  at  Camp 
Meade,  will  become  a  part  of  the  constantly  growing  army 
of  Red  Chevron  wearers.  Already  many  good  friends  and 
true  have  said  good-bye  with  eyes  that  were  a  little  moist 
and  voices  just  a  trifle  lacking  in  their  usual  firmness.  But 
the  friendships  that  have  been  formed  during  such  eventful 
months  of  association  and  companionship  are  not  of  a  kind 
that  can  be  closed  by  a  handclasp,  or  ended  with  a  word  of 
farewell.  They  will  endure  long  after  we  have  all  departed 
for  our  several  homes,  always  to  add  to  the  treasures  of  mem- 
ory and  to  help  us  in  our  association  with  our  fellows,  among 
whom  we  will  continually  seek  for  someone  like  the  man  who 
was  our  army  "pal." 


2^  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


FAMOUS  SAYINGS  BY  OFFICERS  OF  THE   REGIMENT 

Gen.  Burt:  "Now  that  'manual'  was  executed  splendidly." 

Col.  R.  C.  C:  "Rotten!  Rotten!  Have  that  company  do  that 
over  again," 

Captain  Woods:  "Check  up." 

Rouse:  "Confidentially,  the  Colonel  just  told  me  that " 

Capt.  Clark  at  the  football  game:  "Get  Crouter,  get  Crouter." 

Lt.  Purvis  on  Nov.  nth:  "The  war  is  not  over,  by  order  of  Major 
General  Carter." 

Major  Walker:     "Gimme  the  pencil." 

Guess  the  originator  of  the  next  three. 
"Oh  you  Cole  Eight." 
"  I  never  had  to  work,  but  I  always  have." 
"  I'm  good  for  any  amount  up  to  ten  thousand." 

Question:     "What  is  the  proper  procedure  to  quell  a  riot? 

Answer:  "Stack  Arms,  and  Fall  Out." 

Lt.  Walters:  "It  iss  de  best  band.     I  vill  demonstrate." 

The  Colonel  (Topsy-turvy  land):  "All  officers  will  wear  boots  and 
spurs.    All  men  will  wear  leather  hat  strings,  and  their  shirt  collars  out." 

"ZIP"— 

"  Don't  let  your  mess  sergeants  run  your  companies." 

"Whatnots." 

"  I'M  tellin'  you  how  to  cook  prunes." 

"  Everybody  take  his  whistle." 

"Get  in  step  with  the  band." 

"Tell  'em  where  and  when.  If  I  can't  understand  it,  how  do  you 
expect  them  to  understand  it?" 

"There'll  be  no  more  banquets  in  the  field." 

"Of  Course  they'll  say  the  men  don't  like  salmon.  Nobody  likes 
salmon  thrown  out  on  a  tin  plate  from  a  can,  it  isn't  fit  for  dogs  to  eat. 
They  don't  know  how  to  prepare  it." 

"Where  are  the  first  sergeants?" 

"Well,  why  isn't  he  here?    Send  for  him." 

(To  Capt.  Clark):  "Follow  it  up." 

"Show  that  sentry  on  No.  i  how  to  walk  post." 


Captain 
Robert  D.  Horton 


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First  Lieutenant 
Arthur  F.  Pierson 


First  Lieutenant 
Wendell  L.  Clemenson 


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The  Sappers  and  Bombers   Platoon 

THE  Sappers  and  Bombers  Platoon  of  Headquarters  Com- 
pany— that  is  indeed  a  high  sounding  appellation  for 
a  hard-working  body  of  men.  I  use  "hard-working" 
advisedly,  for  they  kept  at  work  from  early  until  late.  And 
no  murmurs  or  complaints  were  heard.  They  knew  that  a 
single  well-directed  shell  would  cause  more  casualties  than  a 
score  of  rifles;  they  knew  that  to  be  in  position  to  fire  that 
shell,  the  mortar  and  the  ammunition  must  be  brought  up  to 
the  firing  position;  they  knew — how  well  they  knew  it! — the 
weight  of  that  mortar  and  also  the  peculiar  fact  that  its  weight 
doubled  for  every  hundred  yards  traveled;  they  knew  that 
owing  to  its  bulk,  ammunition  must  not  be  wasted  and  the 
mortar  never  fired  until  absolutely  sure  of  the  result;  they 
also  knew  that  to  succeed  in  getting  that  mortar  forward  and 
in  position,  cover  must  be  utilized  to  the  utmost  and  that  to 
advance  with  that  bulky  weapon  undiscovered  was  a  trick 
that  the  average  man  could  not  master  without  long  practice. 
Because  they  knew  these  facts,  knew  them  through  an 
abundance  of  actual  firing  practice,  each  man  in  the  platoon  did 
his  utmost  in  perfecting  marksmanship,  in  gaining  the  ability 
to  act  and  think  coolly  and  collectedly  when  under  fire  and  when 
firing  in  return;  also  in  estimating  range  and  in  gaining  speed 
and  celerity  in  getting  into  action  when  once  in  position. 
Every  man  of  the  platoon  realized  that  the  Stokes  was  a 
weapon  of  utmost  value  to  the  regiment  in  attack  or  defense 
— if  opened  up  on  the  right  spot  at  the  right  moment ! 

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32  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

The  record  of  the  Sappers  and  Bombers  Platoon  of  Head- 
quarters Company  was  excellent.  The  platoon  was  selected 
to  fire  some  150  rounds  of  live  ammunition  while  under  a 
barrage  from  twenty-four  machine  guns  at  the  divisional 
machine-gun  demonstration.  This  was  the  first  time  the 
men  had  been  under  fire,  and  the  first  time  they  had  handled 
live  shells;  yet  all  behaved  like  veterans. 

The  next  event  of  importance  was  the  demonstration  for 
the  63rd  Infantry  ordered  by  Colonel  Croxton.  The  entire 
regiment  was  assembled  on  a  side  hill  at  the  Stokes  mortar 
range  while  the  platoon  gave  a  two-hour  demonstration  of  its 
ability  in  action,  both  in  fire  from  position  and  in  "slung"  fire. 

Finally,  in  conjunction  with  the  Signal  Platoon,  the  platoon 
gave  the  officers  of  the  nth  Division  an  example  of  the  effec- 
tiveness of  the  Stokes  in  night  fire  from  |)osition,  illustrating 
the  different  rates  of  fire,  fire  control,  and  fire  direction,  as 
well  as  liaison  with  battalion  and  regimental  headquarters 
in  trench  warfare.  The  enemy  on  that  fateful  night  (well  re- 
presented by  Captain  Johnson,  Lieutenant  Haas,  and  Sergeant 
Ransdell)  had  a  plentiful  supply  of  ammunition,  flares,  and 
rockets,  a  Stokes  mortar,  and  a  Browning  automatic.  In 
fact,  before  the  show  was  over,  the  night  became  so  vociferous 
that  the  residents  of  Baltimore  thought  a  battle  with  artillery 
support  was  in  progress,  and  the  I^altimore  [)apers  the  next 
morning  chronicled  the  event.  It  was  a  demonstration  as 
near  to  actual  battle  conditions  as  possible,  and  the  oflficers 
who  froze  on  that  hill  and  watched  the  firing,  following  in 
detail  our  work  on  the  different  targets,  will  testify  to  its 
effectiveness  as  a  tactical  demonstration  as  well  as  a  spectacle. 

In  brief,  the  platoon,  whenever  and  wherever  used,  proved 
itself.  There  were  no  failures,  no  slip-ups.  If  we  had  sailed, 
the  platoon  would  have  made  good  from  the  start  on  the  other 
side.  The  effectiveness  of  the  Stokes  depends  entirely  on  the 
training,  discipline,  and  physical  condition  of  the  men  using 


The  Sappers  and  Bombers  Platoon 


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it.  And  the  platoon  was  ready  for  action.  The  only  regret 
of  the  men  in  the  phitoon  was  that  they  did  not  get  the  oppor- 
tunity to  cross  and  there  render  an  account  of  themselves. 

In  closing,  a  word  is  due  Captain  Horton.  He  allowed  us 
to  have  an  absolutely  free  hand  in  the  training.  He  did  not 
attempt  to  lay  down  a  fixed  and  arbitrary  scliedule,  but  had 
enough  confidence  in  the  platoon  to  execute — "Hands  ottl" 


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^^ 


The  Sixty- Third  Sang  away  the  "  Flu ' 


The  Stokes  Mortar 

THE  day  the  announcement  was  made  to  Headquarters 
Company  that  monotony  of  drill  was  to  be  relieved  by 
the  formation  of  new  platoons  of  a  special  character, 
its  members  were  keenly  interested.  They  had  heard  vaguely 
of  what  was  purposed,  and  had  a  hazy  conception  of  the  func- 
tions of  the  Stokes  and  the  wicked  little  one-pounder.  With 
the  nature  of  signal  and  pioneer  work  they  were  somewhat 
more  familiar. 

It  happened  to  be  Lieutenant  Scott  who  sketched  to  the 
company  the  part  the  Stokes  mortar  was  playing  on  the  West- 
ern Front.  He  outlined  the  nature  of  its  work  so  attractively 
that  before  he  had  proceeded  far  it  was  evident,  should  he 
ever  fall  on  evil  days,  he  could  choose  his  place  before  the 
bannered  tents  of  the  torch  and  sawdust  world.  Men  nudged 
one  another  and  looked  questions  and  nodded  affirmative 
replies.  In  the  argot  of  the  "spieler"  or  "barker"  of  a  very 
different  sphere,  many  were  already  "hooked!" 

He  went  on  to  explain  the  work  of  sappers  and  bombers 
and  when  he  finished  he  called  for  volunteers.  A  number 
responded,  but  not  enough  to  form  a  skeleton  organization. 
Some  had  their  thoughts  turned  toward  the  other  platoons. 
Then  the  Lieutenant  guilefully  explained  that  the  work  to 
be  undertaken  was  of  the  most  dangerous  character.  Some- 
times, at  the  front,  stocks  of  grenades  were  exhausted,  and 
there  were  delays  in  replenishing  them  from  the  rear.  In  such 
emergencies,  grenades  and  bombs  had  to  be  extemporized  out 

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The  Stokes  Mortar  35 

of  whatever  materials  were  available.  One  of  the  first  things 
to  be  taken  up  was  study  and  practice  in  this,  and,  of  course, 
accidents  would  be  a  logical  corollary.  He  didn't  blame  any- 
one for  hesitating  to  join,  and  he  wouldn't  hold  their  failure 
to  do  so  against  them.  Almost  before  he  had  finished,  enough 
additional  men  jumped  forward  to  furnish  the  required  number. 

No  time  was  lost  in  inaugurating  study  and  practice.  First, 
there  were  lectures  upon  the  composition  and  mechanism  of 
the  British  and  American  types  of  grenades.  Great  and  wel- 
come stress  was  laid  upon  the  absolutely  safe  character  of 
the  latter,  always  provided  instruction  in  their  use  was  faith- 
fully followed.  For  a  time,  some  were  skeptical  of  such 
assurance,  but  this  apprehension  gave  place  to  something  like 
the  contempt  of  familiarity  as  the  days  passed.  Every  morn- 
ing or  afternoon  an  hour  or  so  was  spent  in  practicing  throwing 
for  distance  and  accuracy,  from  standing  and  prone  positions. 
While  the  motions  and  principle  of  throwing  a  grenade  are 
at  direct  variance  with  those  governing  pitching  a  baseball, 
old  baseball  heads  seemed,  somehow,  to  excel.  Private,  since 
Corporal,  R.  C.  Hughes,  who  in  civil  life  was  a  local  Portland 
baseball  star,  was  early  picked  as  one  of  the  platoon's  crack 
bombers.  Private,  since  Sergeant,  Charles  W.  Ransdell,  who 
during  his  California  school  days  was  more  interested  in  dia- 
mond than  mathematical  dimensions,  also  distinguished  him- 
self. He  and  Private,  since  Sergeant,  Earl  Denned,  of  Long 
Beach,  California,  were  selected  to  attend  a  camp  school  of 
instruction  in  the  Stokes,  returning  to  the  platoon  two  weeks 
later  with  neat  certificates  as  instructors  themselves. 

Coincident  with  their  return,  the  platoon  received  its  first 
mortar.  It  was  a  queer-looking  afi"air,  more  like  a  maimed 
light  artillery  piece  with  no  sighting  mechanism  and  a  breech 
that  sagged  wearily  to  the  ground,  than  like  the  mortars  of 
Civil  War  days,  pictures  of  which  were  familiar.  Only  the  en- 
thusiasm and  faith  in  it  which  was  evinced  by  Lieutenant  W. 


36     History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

L.  Clemenson,  platoon  commander,  quieted  the  vague  sense 
of  betrayal  felt  by  some  of  the  Stokes  servers.  Later  every 
one  came  to  acknowledge  a  profound  admiration,  approaching 
affection,  for  this  bomb-throwing  weapon,  which  in  a  tight 
place  is  one  of  the  infantry's  best  bets  and  surest  comforts. 

How  we  babied  that  gun  and  were  babied  by  it!  We  would 
toil  and  sweat  to  fix  its  legs  in  the  hard  surface  of  the  drill 
ground,  so  that  it  might  rest  easily;  then  adjust  the  base  plate 
at  a  comfortable  angle  at  its  back;  swab  out  its  throat;  pat 
it  soothingly,  and  then  when  we  asked  it  to  cough  out  a  dummy 
shell  at  a  nice,  easy  target  it  petulantly  spat  it  in  some  other 
direction.  Of  course  we  had  overlooked  something.  The 
traverse  was  wrong,  or  the  stand  crooked.  Eventually  we 
grew  to  know  the  Stokes  as  we  did  our  Enfields  and  could 
count  upon  the  same  sure,  satisfying  response  from  it.  Never 
intended  for  exact  fire — as  is  the  one-pounder,  for  example — 
the  Stokes  will  nevertheless  depopulate  a  locality  within  a 
radius  of  thirty  yards  from  where  its  lazy  shell  decides  to 
descend  and  rest. 

When  we  attained  a  degree  of  mastery  of  the  gun  which 
enabled  an  impartial  observer  to  guess  what  we  were  shooting 
at  without  wounding  our  feelings,  five  more  mortars  were 
added  to  the  platoon,  and  we  began  work  under  conditions 
approximating  those  we  expected  to  meet  in  France. 

It  was  still  weeks  before  peace  and  rumours  of  peace  began 
to  disturb  our  dreams  of  getting  across.  The  camp  was  tightly 
held  in  the  grip  of  a  quarantine  against  influenza,  but  we  had 
been  assured  we  would  sail,  once  it  was  lifted.  To  this  belief 
everyone  clung  tenaciously  until  the  great  guns  on  the  Western 
Front  lapsed  into  silence  for  the  first  time  in  four  years. 

With  six  guns  in  our  possession,  the  platoon  took  over  a 
range  peculiarly  adapted  to  Stokes  work.  Its  topography  was 
of  a  character  to  include  every  obstacle  and  embrace  every 
problem  and  advance  which   actual    warfare   might   develop. 


The  Stokes  Mortar  37 

There  were  gullies  and  ridges  and  woods  and  angular  promon- 
tories, and  a  field  well  pitted  with  shell-holes.  We  fought  over 
and  through  and  around  and  in  and  out  of  these  with  unflag- 
ging ardor  and  interest.  And  credit  for  any  particular  fidelity 
to  our  tasks,  or  a  desire  to  excel  in  our  particular  work,  is 
largely  due  to  our  platoon  commander.  Quick  with  an  approv- 
ing smile,  and  seldom  sterner  in  condemnation  than  a  look  of 
disappointment,  he  kept  the  platoon  constantly  upon  its 
collective  toes. 

All  corporals  of  the  six  guns  accepted  him  quite  openly 
as  their  model.  Corporal  Jaffe,  of  San  Francisco,  and  Corporal 
Park  D.  Agnew,  of  Billings,  Montana,  were  two  of  the  gun. 
crew  commanders.  They  were  convincing  demonstrations  of 
the  axiom  that  size  doesn't  always  count.  Diminutive  in 
stature  they  undoubtedly  were,  but  it  didn't  prevent  their  find- 
ing ranges,  or  getting  the  maximum  of  performance  out  of  the 
old  **  Stove-pipes."  As  their  platoon  leader  once  observed, 
"they  are  small,  but  right  there."  Corporals  Ed.  F.  Coady 
and  "Chick"  O'Connor,  borrowed  from  the  one-pounders, 
notably  helped  the  good  work  along.  Corporal  Charles  Ger- 
many, cool  and  never  at  a  loss  in  any  problem,  and  "Big  Bill" 
Force  (from  Medford,  Oregon,  as  he  was  fond  of  relating), 
together  with  Corporal  John  J.  Youngberg,  an  alert,  dashing 
type  of  chap  from  Portland,  completed  the  complement  of 
gun  commanders.  From  first  to  last — for  the  old  division  of 
Headquarters  Company  into  platoons  has  apsed  with  the 
accession  of  the  different  duties  of  peace-time  guard  work — 
all  crews  strove  together  for  the  excellence  of  the  platoon 
with  the  utmost  harmony. 

This  was  most  noticeable  in  the  platoon  demonstrations 
and  battalion  problem  work,  where  each  gun  was  operated 
independently,  while  the  work  of  all  guns  was  coordinated. 
The  first  demonstration  to  occur  seemed  to  make  a  decided 
impression  upon  a  number  of  distinguished  military  chiefs 


38  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

present  from  Washington.  It  certainly  made  a  deep  impres- 
sion upon  the  men,  for  it  was  the  first  time  they  had  fired 
"Hve"  ammunition,  and  throughout  a  large  part  of  the  "show" 
they  were  under  a  machine-gun  barrage  laid  down  by  twenty- 
four  guns. 

The  site  chosen  lent  itself  ideally  to  the  maneuver.  Six  gun 
pits  for  the  mortars  had  been  dug  in  sloping  ground,  fronting 
an  old  house  and  barn  and  line  of  trees  some  six  hundred  yards 
distant  across  a  railroad  track.  These  represented  the  enemy's 
position.  Well  to  the  rear,  on  the  sides  and  crest  of  a  hill, 
were  hidden  the  machine  guns.  These  opened  up  to  hold  the 
enemy  back  of  a  line  selected  in  front  of  his  position,  while 
an  infantry  attack  was  launched.  The  mortars,  aided  by  a  one- 
pounder,  smashed  at  the  enemy's  position  throughout  the  action, 
following  up  the  infantry  as  soon  as  the  last  wave  had  passed. 

It  was  all  intensely  interesting  and  exciting.  Numbers 
3  and  4  of  each  gun  crew  affixed  ballestite  rings  to  the  cartridge 
container,  to  augment  the  propelling  power  of  the  cartridge 
used,  inserted  the  detonating  charge,  and  piled  the  ammuni- 
tion up  as  best  they  could  in  the  narrow  pits,  until  ready  to 
pass  to  number  2  who  pulled  the  safety  pins  and  passed  the 
shells  to  number  i  for  firing.  The  stacks  of  deadly  explosive 
were  joggled  by  every  explosion  of  the  gun,  there  was  always 
a  chance  that  the  shells  might  be  improperly  loaded,  or  have 
some  defect  of  manufacture,  or  that  number  i  might  become 
excited  in  case  of  a  misfire,  and,  in  extracting  the  *'dud'- 
from  the  mortar,  cause  it  to  explode.  Any  explosion  in  the 
pit  would  render  the  services  of  an  undertaker  for  anyone 
therein  entirely  superfluous.  But,  raw  and  green  as  they  were, 
the  crews  handled  themselves  in  a  cool,  confident  fashion  and 
there  were  no  accidents.  Early  in  the  action,  owing  to  some 
misunderstanding,  of  orders,  it  was  necessary  for  some  of 
the  ammunition  members  to  leave  their  pits  and  dash  off  to 
the   left   flank  for   additional   shells.       Machine-gun   bullets 


The  Stokes  Mortar  39 

were  flying  overhead  and  now  and  then  some  fell  short,  but 
no  one  seemed  perturbed.     It  was  all  in  the  day's  work. 

When  the  order  to  advance  was  given,  the  guns  were 
quickly  knocked  down,  and  the  corporals  leaped  out  of  the 
pits  with  base  plate  and  intrenching  shovel.  Number  i 
tossed  the  forty-eight  pound  barrel  out  of  the  pit  and  followed 
it,  cussing  vehemently,  for  he  had  neglected  to  reckon  upon 
its  being  hot  enough  to  blister  his  hands.  I  know,  for  I  was 
one  of  them.  Number  2  scrambled  after  with  the  elevating 
stand  which  upholds  the  mortar's  muzzle.  The  ammunition 
members,  numbers  3  and  4,  crawled  out  in  turn  loaded  down 
with  from  four  to  six  12-pound  shells.  Then,  alternately 
advancing  at  a  brisk  pace  in  a  long  skirmish  line,  and  flatten- 
ing out  in  the  short  grass  and  stubble  of  a  rough  field,  we  closely 
followed  the  infantry.  When  the  enemy  was  routed  from  his 
position — as,  of  course,  he  was ! — the  infantry  began  to  consoli- 
date its  gains,  while  the  Stokes  section  intrenched  itself  and 
prepared  to  check  any  counter-offensive.  From  first  to  last 
a  deal  of  valuable  experience  was  gained  from  the  day's  work. 

Shortly  afterward  Lieutenant  Haas,  fresh  from  service  with 
Stokes  outfits  overseas,  was  assigned  to  the  platoon,  and 
materially  aided  in  preparing  it  for  what  might  lie  ahead.  He 
introduced  "slung  fire,"  which  to  us  was  an  innovation,  into 
the  work  of  the  section.  We  learned  that  it  was  common 
to  open  warfare.  It  quickly  appealed  for  several  reasons. 
"Slung  fire"  consisted  simply  in  dispensing  with  the  elevating 
stand,  leaving  the  gun  in  two  parts  only,  the  barrel  and  the 
base  plate  against  which  the  breech  rested  on  the  ground. 
This  meant  first  that  No.  2  of  the  crew  was  relieved  of  a  32- 
pound  burden  and  so  was  free  to  help  his  mates.  The  corporal 
took  the  place  of  the  elevating  stand  in  that  he  straddled  the 
barrel  and  held  the  muzzle  up  by  means  of  a  wooden  collar 
with  handles.  He  also  replaced  the  traversing  gear  by  simply 
shifting  the  barrel  to  right  and  left,   guided  by  a  rough  line 


40  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

for  sighting  which  was  painted  along  the  barrel.  It  gave  one 
somewhat  the  sensation  of  firing  a  cannon  from  the  shoulder. 
Surprising  as  it  may  seem,  after  a  very  little  practice  it  was 
possible  to  fire  just  as  effectively  in  this  manner  as  with  the  fixed 
stand.  Of  course,  in  both  cases  the  degree  of  elevation  deter- 
mined the  range,  or  distance ;  this  was  measured  by  a  clinometer 
laid  along  the  barrel  in  whatever  style  of  firing  was  employed. 

One  valuable  feature  of  "slung  fire,"  in  fact  the  main 
reason  tor  employing  it,  is  the  increased  speed  with  which  a 
Stokes  can  be  brought  into  action.  On  a  day  when  the  platoon 
demonstrated  for  the  whole  regiment,  we  advanced  some  30 
yards  at  the  double  to  cover  under  the  brow  of  a  hill  and  were 
pumping  shells  at  "the  enemy"  40  seconds  after  we  started 
to  advance.  Naturally  with  some  3500  men  and  their  officers 
watching,  and  every  man-jack  of  them  ready  to  criticize 
another  branch  of  the  service,  we  were  doing  our  best.  We 
felt  amply  rewarded  when  "the  Lieutenant"  looked  satisfied. 

The  same  day  occurred  our  first  experience  with  shell- 
holes.  Those  on  the  Western  Front  were  more  dangerous, 
no  doubt,  but  they  could  not  have  been  a  whit  more  uncom- 
fortable or  exasperating,  burdened  down  as  we  were  with  an 
awkward,  heavy  "stove-pipe"  that  just  would  misfire  once 

in  a  while  in  spite  of  H and  highwater.    We  dived  into  those 

holes  like  rabbits  into  their  burrows,  and  crawled  out  like 
reluctant  ants.  A  few  wriggled  from  one  to  another,  but  this 
proved  such  a  slow,  laborious,  painful  process  that  most  of 
us  took  a  chance  and  bolted  from  pit  to  pit  at  an  awkward, 
bent-over,  jumping  lope  that  must  have  resembled  the  progress 
of  a  badly  scared  epileptic  rheumatic.  Please  remember  the 
weight  of  the  barrel  and  those  shells! 

Perhaps  the  most  realistic  fiction  we  engaged  in  was  a 
night  "action"  and,  appropriately  enough,  it  practically  ter- 
minated our  serious  training,  for  the  armistice  was  signed  a 
day  or  two  later.     A   system  of  very   methodical   trenches 


The  Stokes  Mortar  41 

meandered  in  aimless  way  around  the  brow  of  a  hillock  which 
sloped  gently  up  from  a  saucer-like  valley,  the  opposite  edge 
of  which  was  lined  with  a  thick  fringe  of  woods.  Between 
stretched  No  Man's  Land,  dark  and  filled  with  sinister  possi- 
bilities. We  occupied  the  trenches;  the  enemy  held  the  wood. 
We  knew  where  their  machine  guns  and  mortars  were,  or  had 
been,  and  patrols  had  brought  back  word  of  unusual  and  sus- 
picious activity  at  a  certain  point.  We  had  also  been  aware 
of  enemy  patrols  moving  stealthily  out  there  in  the  dark- 
ness. But,  in  balance  of  the  highly  desirable  knowledge  we 
possessed  concerning  the  enemy's  positions  and  activities, 
we  were  virtually  certain  they  were  as  fully  apprised  of  our 
own  most  precious  secrets.  This  much  all  the  men  in  the 
platoon  knew;  also  that  an  action  of  some  sort  was  expected. 

The  gun  corporals  had  maps  locating  their  fire  objectives, 
and  were  consulting  them  from  time  to  time  in  the  six  gun  pits, 
which  were  in  reality  merely  widened  places  in  the  trenches, 
and  situated  at  points  of  strategic  advantage.  These  were 
screened  by  canvass  coverings  to  prevent  the  guns'  flashes 
from  revealing  their  positions.  Candles,  the  light  of  which  was 
carefully  guarded,  permitted  of  map  and  clinometer  reading. 

The  post  command  was  just  in  the  rear  of  the  gun  to  which 
I  was  attached.  Suddenly,  from  its  direction  came  a  runner 
with  orders  to  open  up.     And  the  fire  was  on. 

Gun  after  gun  flashed  and  barked  and  sent  their  slow  shells 
whirling  through  the.  night  toward  the  opposite  slope.  Little 
streaks  and  balls  of  fire  showed  where  they  dropped  with  a 
crash  of  flame.  Sergeant  Ransdell  was  over  there  somewhere, 
bravely  ready  to  retaliate  as  the  enemy,  and  just  at  that  mo- 
ment I  did  not  particularly  envy  him  his  chevrons.  For  one 
thing,  our  fire  was  just  a  trifle  too  uncertain.  But  the  flash 
of  the  descending  shells  enabled  us  to  alter  elevations  and 
directions  so  as  to  bring  to  bear  more  accurately  upon  our 
targets,  when  need  arose. 


42  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

It  seems  that  we  had  surprised  an  enemy  patrol  close  to  our 
own  wires  and  before  streaking  it  for  home  they  flung  a  few 
souvenirs  in  the  form  of  grenades  that  exploded  with  a  dis- 
concerting noise  in  unpleasant  proximity.  Now  and  then, 
before  this  patrol  gained  the  security  of  its  own  lines  and  our 
withering  fire  had  silenced  the  supposititious  foes,  star-shells 
and  rockets  soared  aloft  and  lit  up  the  intervening  territory 
with  a  greenish  glare  of  light  that  brought  out  every  object, 
sharply  silhouetted.  For  once,  rivalry  and  rancor  shall  mag- 
nanimously be  forgotten.  Sneers  and  jeers  shall  be  generously 
forgiven.  Inferiority  shall  be  charitably  passed  by.  The 
signal  platoon,  so  they  tell  me,  besides  helping  to  illuminate 
the  landscape  in  an  interesting  manner,  did  a  very  pretty  piece 
of  work  in  their  cooperation  in  our  success.     So  be  it. 

And  that  brings  us  down  to  the  day  of  the  armistice,  for 
with  it,  the  platoon  passed  out  of  being;  at  least  as  an  eager, 
live,  purposeful,  aggressive  organization,  sure  of  its  laurels 
whenever  it  came  to  argue  with  Fritz  over  a  disputed  bit  of 
French  soil.     The  shell  remained,  but  the  spirit  had  gone. 

That  mad  Thursday  of  the  first  mistaken  celebration  of 
peace  will  live  always  in  my  memory.  The  first  extra  editions 
of  the  Baltimore  papers  had  carried  little  more  than  a  bare 
flash  of  the  signing  of  the  armistice.  While  we  sat  around 
barracks,  sick  in  soul,  we  hoped  it  was  not  true;  hoped  against 
the  conviction  of  reason  that  there  was  some  mistake.  But 
when  inquiries  seemed  to  establish  beyo;id  any  and  all  doubt 
that  our  chance  was  gone,  the  chance  for  which  we  had  la- 
bored hard  and  with  high  hopes,  we  gave  up  and  sat  on  our 
bunks,  not  by  twos  and  threes  as  always  before,  but  by  our- 
selves, too  bitterly  disappointed  even  to  talk  it  over. 

Some  of  the  organizations  in  camp  undertook  a  parade, 
dignified  by  a  mocking,  blaring  band  and  torches,  but  the  63rd 
Infantry  was  not  represented.  Assuredly,  the  Stokes  Mortar 
Platoon  had  no  heart — or  stomach — for  such  a  demonstration. 


How  it  Feels  to   be  Shelled  by  the  Stokes 

UPON  the  occasion  of  the  night  firing  problem  staged 
by  the  Stokes  Mortar  Platoon  at  Camp  Meade,  I 
had  the  pleasure  of  witnessing  the  affair  from  the 
enemy's  lines. 

We  (the  enemy)  consisted  of  Captain  Johnson,  Lieutenant 
Haas,  and  myself.  We  were  armed  with  one  three-inch 
Stokes  mortar  and  eight  rounds  of  ammunition,  an  automatic 
rifle,  a  box  of  hand  grenades,  a  couple  of  mines,  and  a  number 
of  rockets. 

Our  position  was  in  a  small  gully  about  five  hundred  yards 
from  the  hill  upon  which  the  mortars  of  the  platoon  were 
entrenched.  From  this  position  we  commanded  a  splendid 
view  of  the  entire  front,  and  the  spectacle  which  I  witnessed 
was  one  which  I  shall  always  remember. 

The  platoon's  fire  was  very  accurate — too  accurate,  a  time 
or  two,  for  safety  to  the  "enemy."  For  fragments  of  their 
bursting  shells  flew  just  a  trifle  too  close  for  comfort;  they 
had  a  nasty  whine  as  they  passed  over  our  heads. 

But  the  most  impressive  feature  to  me  was  to  see  the  belch 
of  the  guns,  the  signal  rockets  in  air,  and  to  smell  the  gun 
powder.     It  all  gave  a  wonderful  impression  of  reality. 

Hitherto  my  experience  with  the  Stokes  had  been  from 
behind  the  guns,  not  from  in  front;  but  I  got  a  new  impres- 
sion of  them  when  I  became  the  one  who  was  being  shot  at, 
and  it  increased  my  respect  for  the  weapon. 

In  the  daytime  you  could  have  watched  the  flight  of  the 

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44  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

shells  and  could  have  been  able  to  tell  whether  or  not  it  was 
necessary  to  duck  your  nut  for  safety.  But  that  night  all  I 
could  see  was  the  flash  of  the  guns,  hear  the  dull  hum  of  the 
shell  in  the  air,  see  the  flash  of  the  bursting  charge,  and  smell 
real  powder.     It  was  a  novel  experience. 

Captain  Johnson  and  Lieutenant  Haas  took  care  of  the 
automatic  rifle,  the  rockets,  and  grenades.  Once  while  chang- 
ing their  position  I  was  afraid  that  the  battle  had  become  a 
little  too  realistic  and  that  they  had  been  struck  by  pieces  of 
shells  which  were  dropping  around  them.  But  I  had  plenty 
to  do  to  keep  me  busy,  for  I  handled  the  mortar  which  we  had 
set  up.  I  was  platoon  leader,  gun  commander,  and  crew  all 
in  one,  and  had  the  time  of  my  life  feeding  shells  into  the  old 
girl.  The  only  thing  I  was  sorry  for  was  that  the  ammunition 
gave  out  too  soon.  But  it  was  great  sport  while  it  lasted.  The 
only  reason  Camp  Meade  was  not  "shot  up  right"  was  that 
the  gun  would  not  shoot  far  enough.  And  from  what  was 
said  afterwards,  I  understand  that  the  advance  signal  party 
in  the  outpost  in  No  Man's  Land  kept  their  heads  down  with- 
out any  repeated  orders  from  the  officer  in  charge. 

The  entire  experience  was  a  novelty.  The  plan  was  splen- 
didly carried  out  and  credit  is  due  one  and  all  who  helped  to 
make  it  a  success.  For  my  part  I  feel  greatly  honored  in 
belonging  to  a  platoon  which  could  carry  out  such  a  program 
successfully,  and  in  being  under  the  command  of  the  ofl^icers 
who  trained  us  so  painstakingly,  overlooking  our  awkwardness 
as  beginners,  encouraging  us  through  our  struggles,  and  help- 
ing us  to  become,  I  think  without  a  doubt,  the  best  Stokes 
mortar  platoon  in  the  Lafayette  Division. 


The   Pioneer   Platoon 

WHEN  the  63rd  Infantry  was  at  the  Presidio  of  San 
Francisco  I  enHsted  in  Headquarters  Company  and 
tried  to  join  the  mounted  orderly  section.  Not  being 
able  to  distinguish  the  port  side  of  a  horse  from  the  stern,  I 
was  informed  by  the  stable  sergeant  to  beat  it, 

I  took  this  as  a  good  hunch  and  went  to  the  band  leader 
and  asked  him  for  a  job  pounding  the  bass  drum.  He  tried 
me  out  and  said,  "Good  Lord,  if  I  keep  you  in  the  band 
Colonel  Croxton  will  try  me." 

Being  in  a  company  of  specialists  whose  favorite  expression 
was,  "We  are  the  brains  of  the  army" — I  found  that  I  must 
qualify  for  something  or  else  go  to  a  line  company  and  do 
squads  east  all  day  long. 

I  told  the  first  sergeant  that  I  had  been  a  clerk,  so  he  put 
me  to  work  in  the  orderly  room.  I  forgot  to  tell  him  that  my 
clerical  ability  was  limited  to  selling  B.V.D.'s  in  Alaska  in 
the  winter  time,  so  when  he  gave  me  a  typewriter  I  wasn't 
able  to  write  my  name  even  when  I  used  the  "hunt  and  find" 
system. 

I  was  shunted  from  the  "Top's"  office  to  the  kitchen  as 
a  permanent  K.P.  The  mess  sergeant  was  Irish,  the  cooking 
instructor  was  a  Swede,  and  I  was  sweating.  Not  long  after 
I  was  promoted  to  be  permanent  K.P.,  the  order  came  to  move 
the  regiment  to  Camp  Meade.  Glorious!  I  was  now  to 
leave  my  native  California  for  France! 

On  the  morning  in  August  that  we  climbed  aboard  the  train 

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46  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

I  was  tired  but  happy.  I  had  loaded  junk  on  the  cars  all  the  day 
before  until  late  in  the  night  and  the  rest  of  that  night  I  had 
spent  saying  good-bye  to  my  friends  and  to  my  best  San  Fran- 
cisco girl.  I  asked  the  mess  sergeant  to  let  me  continue  to 
work  in  the  kitchen  car  on  the  trip  to  Camp  Meade  as  then  I 
could  wear  my  fatigue  clothes,  eat  when  I  wanted  to,  beat  the 
hikes  and  Red  Cross  bath  houses  along  the  route,  and  tell  the 
girls  along  the  road  what  a  fine  cook  I  was,  how  I  fed  the  boys, 
and  a  lot  of  other  first-class  California  bull.  I  became  very 
much  infatuated  with  a  dame  in  a  Kansas  tank  town  where  we 
stopped  to  take  water — Kansas  has  always  been  a  watering 
place.  As  the  train  pulled  out  I  clinched  and  smacked  her 
right  on  the  lips  before  she  was  next  to  my  little  stunt.  But 
Oh,  Boy!  My  company  commander  saw  me  and  when  I  ran 
to  the  cook  car,  climbed  on,  and  was  ready  to  pat  myself  on 
the  back  for  the  trick  I  had  turned,  the  Captain  beat  me  to 
it.  In  fact  he  almost  knocked  me  down,  he  patted  me  so  hard. 
I  turned  around  to  give  him  a  growl  but  got  one  from  him 
instead.  *' Young  fellow,"  he  said,  *'you  are  getting  too  pro- 
miscuous with  your  kisses.  Hereafter  you  stay  on  the  car 
when  the  train  stops."  Well,  I  stayed  on  the  train  all  right 
after  that,  and  confined  myself  to  waving  my  best  from  the 
kitchen  door. 

When  we  reached  Camp  Meade  I  was  relieved  from  K.P. 
and  went  to  drilling  every  day.  I  was  told  I  had  been  recom- 
mended for  the  Depot  Brigade,  but  being  such  a  swell  singer 
and  being  needed  to  play  the  part  of  a  soubrette  in  our  show, 
I  was  retained  for  the  time  being. 

About  this  time  the  platoons  of  Headquarters  Company 
were  being  organized,  so  I  got  busy  and  tried  to  figure  where 
I  could  head  in.  Sappers  and  Bombers .f* .^?  NO!  I  didn't 
want  to  read  range  tables  out  in  the  rain  off  a  rubber  book. 
Signal  Platoon???  NO!  I  would  only  cross  the  wires  and 
get   to  talking  to   myself.     One-pounder   Platoon???     NO! 


The  Pioneer  Platoon  47 

I  was  a  better  singer  than  the  Loot  who  led  the  one-pounder 
bunch,  and  he  was  sore  at  me  for  that  reason.  Besides,  too 
much  danger  for  me — a  cannon  at  one  end  and  a  Missouri 
mule  at  the  other.     I  couldn't  stand  that  combination. 

There  was  only  one  thing  left — The  Pioneer  Platoon. 

The  dictionary  says  that  a  pioneer  is  one  whose  business 
is  to  march  before  an  army  to  prepare  the  roads,  make  intrench- 
ments,  etc.  Not  having  a  great  conception  of  things  military 
I  naturally  confused  Pioneer  Platoon  with  Premier  au  Feu — 
which  I  think  means  first  to  scrap.  I  had  come  into  the  army 
for  that  very  little  thing,  so  I  said — "  Pioneers  for  me."  Our 
friend  Lt.  A.  F.  Pierson  was  in  command  of  this  platoon,  and 
at  that  time  none  of  us  knew  what  a  pioneer  was  supposed  to 
be  or  do,  but  we  hoped  it  would  be  something  nice.  We 
knew  "pioneer"  meant  being  out  in  front  of  every  one  else; 
so  imagine  our  disgust  when  we  visited  the  8o8th  Pioneer 
Infantry  Regiment  at  Camp  Meade  and  found  they  were 
"shines"  and  all  they  had  to  do  was  to  build  roads  and 
trenches.  Sherman  was  right;  for  here  we  were — the  huskies 
of  the  company — all  rough  and  ready  to  fight,  but  with  nothing 
to  do  except  build  trenches.  (I  sometimes  thought  we  dug 
more  of  them  in  Meade  than  they  had  in  Europe.) 

But  soon  that  disgusted  feeling  wore  off — especially  after 
we  had  been  issued  our  implements  of  war,  namely:  picks 
and  shovels,  and  had  been  drilled  in  their  use  for  a  couple  of 
weeks. 

Now  all  you  high-brows  think  that  a  pick  and  shovel  guy 
does  not  have  to  know  anything  to  belong  to  a  pioneer  platoon; 
so  I  am  going  to  list  for  you  the  different  things  the  platoon 
had  to  learn  before  we  considered  ourselves  real  pioneers. 

Trades  required  in  the  platoon:  plumbers,  carpenters, 
miners,  construction  foremen,  timbermen,  concrete  men, 
shoemaker,  tailor,  sailmaker,  rigger,  canvas  worker,  lumber- 
jacks. 


48  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

The  platoon  must  know  how  to  handle  and  make  the  fol- 
lowing: knots  and  lashes,  block  and  tackle,  the  handling  of 
heavy  weights,  field  pile  drivers,  the  cutting  and  clearing  of 
timber  and  brush,  the  construction  and  repair  of  roads,  explo- 
sives and  demolition,  trail  building,  use  of  concrete,  camp 
expedients,  bridges,  fords,  pack  transportation,  trench  con- 
struction, wire  entanglements,  chevauxde  frise,  abattis,fougasse^ 
trous  de  loup,  inundations,  concealment  of  obstacles,  camou- 
flage, street  barricades,  gabions,  facines,  hurdles,  revetments 
of  wire  and  timber,  dummy  trenches,  splinter  and  bomb  proofs, 
sniper  and  observation  posts,  listening  posts,  trench  drainage, 
latrines,  dressing  stations,  approaches  and  communications, 
cave  dugouts,  strong  points,  woods  for  defense,  buildings  for 
defense,  trench  lighting,  trench  construction  at  night,  trench 
repair,  and  reversal. 

Right  in  this  little  list  the  pioneer  speaks  more  French 
than  half  the  ginks  who  have  been  to  Brest  or  Bordeaux. 
Besides  the  pioneer  must  know  the  I.  D.  R.  His  platoon  is 
armed  with  rifles,  grenades,  etc.,  so  that  if  his  outfit  can't 
lick  the  enemy  he  can  drop  his  shovel  and  pick  up  his  rifle 
and  do  it  for  them. 

Our  work  was  hard  at  times  but  we  were  a  cheerful  lot; 
we  were  working  for  our  company,  our  colonel,  and  our  country. 

What  made  it  so  hard  for  the  Pioneer  Platoon  was  the 
occurrence  of  such  things  as  I  am  about  to  relate;  the  regiment 
was  short  of  coal  at  Camp  Meade  for  a  time.  The  Pioneers, 
being  the  most  expert  men  of  Headquarters  Company  in  the 
use  of  tools,  went  out  and  cut  wood  for  the  company.  They 
didn't  mind  that,  but  at  night  when  they  came  in  after  a  day's 
work,  they  would  go  to  the  wood  pile  to  get  some  wood  for 
the  platoon  quarters  that  they  had  cut  during  the  day  and 
would  find  that  the  other  platoons  had  organized  a  **hot  stove 
league"  and  were  batting  500  around  a  fire  made  with  the 
wood  the  pioneers  had  cut  for  themselves. 


The  Pioneer  Platoon  49 

Another.  There  were  no  coal  bins  at  Camp  Meade  in  the 
63rd  Infantry  area,  so  the  pioneers  made  some  of  logs.  When 
they  had  them  nicely  finished  and  filled  with  coal  the  regi- 
ment moved.  We  had  a  hard  time  finding  logs  for  this  job. 
Nothing  but  dead  timber  was  allowed  to  be  cut.  Occasionally 
some  near-sighted  boob  would  cut  a  live  tree  and  we  had  to 
get  it  out  of  the  woods  before  the  Military  Police  spotted  us; 
they  were  trimmed  and  hauled  in  as  soon  as  possible.  One 
day  the  near-sighted  boob,  not  finding  enough  dead  trees, 
proceeded  to  make  dead  ones.  We  hauled  them  in  and  the 
Colonel  saw  the  green  sprigs  on  them  and  asked  Corporal 
Cox  if  those  were  dead  trees.  He  said:  "No,  sir,  but  they 
soon  will  be."  Corporal  Cox  said  to  one  of  the  men  with  him: 
**The  Old  Man  can  see  more  with  one  eye  that  I  can  with  two." 
"Hell,"  the  other  replied,  *'he  can  see  more  with  his  blind 
eye  than  I  can  with  my  two." 

There  were  fifty-four  men  in  the  Pioneer  Platoon  and  as 
that  is  too  many  to  mention  each  personally,  I  can  only 
given  an  estimate  of  the  platoon  as  a  whole.  They  were  all 
loyal,  ambitious,  and  willing  to  do  or  to  die  for  their  country, 
and  it  is  our  regret  that  we  had  no  opportunity  to  participate 
in  the  victory  that  was  won  in  no  small  part  through  the  efi^orts 
of  the  Pioneers  of  the  allied  countries.  Picks  and  shovels 
help  to  make  or  destroy  cities  and  our  hope  is  that  in  the 
future  we  will  be  required  to  handle  them  in  peaceful  pur- 
suits only. 


Tne  Signal   Platoon 

FROM  the  organization  of  the  63  rd  Infantry  there  were 
gradually  attached  to  Headquarters  Company  men 
whose  previous  experience  and  employment  had 
brought  them  in  contact  with  electricity  in  its  various  branches ; 
electricians,  linemen,  telegraph  operators,  telephone  men,  and 
others.  The  ultimate  purpose  in  view  was  the  establishing  of 
a  regimental  signal  platoon. 

Shortly  after  our  arrival  at  Camp  Meade,  early  in  Sep- 
tember, 191 8,  the  Signal  Platoon  was  formed,  with  ten  non- 
commissioned officers  and  some  thirty  privates,  with  the 
intention  of  increasing  the  number  until  the  required  war 
strength  was  reached.  During  the  following  four  months 
of  its  life  the  members  were  subjected  to  a  never  ending  and 
persistent  effort  to  master  the  various  methods  of  signalling 
used  by  the  army. 

Lieutenant  Hunter,  an  enthusiastic,  precise,  and  energetic 
officer  was  placed  in  command,  a  man  whose  previous  experi- 
ence and  training  stood  him  in  good  stead  in  bringing  a  success- 
ful termination  the  particular  work  in  hand. 

Our  daily  time  was  divided  into  periods  of  instruction; 
a  portion  to  the  study  of  the  telegraph  code,  semaphore,  wig- 
wag, aeroplane  panels,  heliograph,  use  of  the  telephone, 
telegraph,  and  wireless  instruments,  physical  exercise,  and 
drill.  Short  lectures  were  given  daily  on  elementary  elec- 
tricity, and  care  and  maintenance  of  instruments  and  lines  in 
order  to  acquaint  the  men  with  the  fundamental  principles 

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The  Signal  Platoon  51 

of  the  instruments  we  come  in  contact  with  and  their  installa- 
tion and  repair.  In  this  way  our  work  was  varied  and  the 
probability  of  its  becoming  monotonous  was  avoided. 

Credit  at  this  time  must  be  given  to  a  French  sergeant, 
stationed  at  Camp  Meade  to  give  instruction  in  this  signal 
work.  His  service  on  the  Western  Front  in  France  had  taught 
him  the  necessity  for  precise  care  in  regard  to  detection  of 
signals  by  the  enemy.  His  manner  of  relating  his  own  per- 
sonal experiences  and  observations,  resulting  from  using  the 
necessary  precautionary  methods  created  an  interest  in  the 
secretive  use  of  the  heliograph  and  telegraph.  We  learned 
the  practical  use  of  the  heliograph,  sky  rockets,  aeroplane 
panels,  smoke  bombs,  etc.,  and  their  value  for  quick  commu- 
nication, especially  during  the  time  of  advance. 

After  several  weeks  of  class  instruction,  the  platoon  was 
given  the  opportunity  to  make  some  practical  installations, 
working  in  conjunction  with  the  Pioneer  Platoon,  whose 
model  trenches,  dugouts,  and  outposts  were  used  as  a  base  of 
operations  of  telegraph  and  telephone  lines,  switch  boards, 
etc.,  each  center  of  communication  being  connected  in  the 
manner  best  suited  to  the  location.  Model  wire  trenches 
were  dug  as  a  means  of  protection  and  concealment,  care 
being  taken  in  the  method  of  drainage. 

During  the  latter  part  of  October  and  November  field 
maneuvers  were  carried  out  by  the  battalions  of  the  regiment, 
proving  an  additional  source  of  endeavor.  The  platoon  was 
divided  on  each  occasion  to  receive  instruction  both  in  assault 
and  defense.  During  the  advance  in  these  problems,  over 
seemingly  endless  stretches  of  territory,  the  men  were  loaded 
down  with  lamps,  batteries,  wire,  instruments,  etc.,  which 
were  a  constant  source  of  annoyance,  especially  as  the  neces- 
sary crowding  of  an  action  of  several  days'  duration  into  a 
period  of  several  hours  for  the  purpose  of  instruction,  was 
something  of  a  handicap  to  successful  signalling.    However, 


52  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

some  practical  knowledge  was  gained  by  these  operations, 
especially  in  the  selection  of  stations,  the  speediest  method  of 
signalling  and  the  manner  of  effective  concealment.  In  order 
to  shorten  our  messages  and  to  insure  the  accuracy  of  steno- 
typed  messages  constantly  coming  in  use,  a  code  was  adopted, 
pursuant  to  methods  used  in  actual  warfare,  whereby  a  com- 
bination of  letters  would  relay  a  message  of  great  length  and 
immediate  importance.  Speed  of  transmission  was  gained, 
with  less  possibility  of  error.  All  messages  were  written  in 
full  on  the  blanks  issued  for  that  purpose,  actual  time  of  re- 
ceipt and  forwarding  being  kept;  each  message  numbered, 
recorded,  and  filed,  so  as  to  show  prompt  delivery  and  to 
maintain  at  the  same  time  a  permanent  record.  These  opera- 
tions were  gradually  enlarged  upon  until  later  they  included 
regimental  and  brigade  operations,  working  in  conjunction 
with  aeroplanes,  by  which  communication  was  established 
and  maintained  from  the  front  line  trenches  to  divisional 
headquarters. 

Sergeant  Donald  C.  Smith,  a  soldier  with  a  number  of  years 
of  service,  and  the  ranking  non-commissioned  officer  of  the 
platoon,  was  in  charge  of  the  daily  drill.  It  was  soon  learned 
that  this  daily  drill  was  being  accepted  by  the  boys  as  a  welcome 
relaxation  from  their  studies  and  lectures.  Our  few  months 
in  the  service  had  taught  the  individuals  that  the  dress  and 
appearance  of  a  soldier  was  an  accumulation  of  his  own  per- 
sonal endeavor.  Squad  and  platoon  drill  was  constantly 
given  and  the  snap  with  which  the  instruction  and  orders 
were  executed  soon  won  for  the  platoon  comment  for  its  drill 
work  and  appearance. 

During  the  latter  part  of  October,  in  recognition  of  Lieu- 
tenant Hunter's  persistent  endeavor  to  bring  the  platoon  to 
its  state  of  efficiency,  he  was  placed  in  command  of  Brigade 
signalling.  At  his  advancement.  Lieutenant  Foulkrod  was 
placed  in  direct  charge  of  the  work  of  the  platoon  instructions 


The  Signal  Platoon  53 

and  operations.  He  was  a  man  quick  to  appreciate  the  things 
well  done  and  to  resent  an  action  which  was  wrong.  The 
genial  disposition  of  this  officer  and  the  keen  personal  interest 
he  took  with  the  men,  soon  won  the  respect  of  them  all  and 
his  requests  at  all  times  assumed  the  proportion  of  a  command. 

About  this  time  Sergeant  Donald  Smith  and  Corporals 
Zimmerman  and  Moran  were  selected  to  attend  the  officers' 
training  camp.  At  the  departure  of  Sergeant  Smith,  Cor- 
poral Wimberly  was  made  Sergeant,  continuing  ranking  non- 
commissioned officer  in  charge  until  the  return  of  Sergeants 
O'Connell  and  Keeton,  who  had  gone  overseas  some  time 
before. 

An  advance  unit  from  the  nth  Division  was  sent  to 
France  late  in  October,  for  the  purpose  of  special  instructions 
in  the  latest  methods  in  use  there  and  Corporal  O'Connell 
and  Private  Keeton  were  advanced  to  sergeants  and  sent  with 
this  unit.  Shortly  after  the  arrival  of  the  unit  the  armistice 
was  signed  and  after  a  few  weeks  over  there  the  men  were 
returned  to  their  organizations  at  Camp  Meade. 

On  an  evening  during  the  last  week  in  November,,  in  co- 
operation with  the  Stokes  Mortar  Platoon,  a  ''quiet  night" 
on  a  small  sector  was  staged,  which  proved  exciting  to  the 
men  participating  and  the  spectators  witnessing,  the  latter 
being  the  divisional  officers.  Stokes  mortars  were  placed  in 
various  emplacements  in  the  trenches,  carefully  concealed 
and  camouflaged.  In  these  emplacements  and  in  other  dug- 
outs were  established  such  places  as  Divisional,  Brigade,  and 
Battalion  Headquarters,  with  signal  connection  between  each 
important  center  by  means  of  telephones,  buzzers,  and  visual 
lights.  When  zero  hour  arrived  the  outpost  directed  the 
firing  of  the  barrages  and  direct  firing  of  the  guns  by  means 
of  the  rockets  and  flares,  these  being  relayed  to  the  proper 
places  by  the  various  methods,  each  verifying  the  other,  until 
the  ''battle"  was  on  in  full  force.     The  signalling  and  firing 


54  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

went  on  without  interruption  or  mistake  and  the  problem  was 
terminated  by  a  hand  grenade  attack  by  the  Bombers  and 
Sappers  men,  which  brought  home  the  fact  that  some  so-called 
"quiet  nights"  would  not  be  so  quiet  as  the  title  would 
indicate. 

During  the  time  of  operations  with  the  Battalion  field 
problems  the  Signal  Platoon  shortage  of  men  required  a  detail 
to  be  used  from  the  Stokes  Mortar  Platoon  as  runners.  The 
Stokes  men  freely  accused  the  Signal  men  of  manufacturing 
fake  messages  to  keep  the  "dog  robbers"  busy  and  the  ''flag 
wavers"  made  no  denial.  Many  times  there  were  but  a  few 
minutes  left  for  the  runners  to  catch  their  breath,  to  the  deep 
disgust  of  the  Stokes  men  and  great  joy  of  the  Signal  bunch. 
That  the  opportunity  for  revenge  finally  came  we  shall  have 
to  admit,  to  our  sorrow.  The  Stokes  outfit  had  been  doing 
some  extensive  target  practice  and  the  Signal  Platoon  was 
detailed  to  assist  in  gathering  up  the  unexploded  mortar  shells 
and  fragments.  Several  warm  afternoons  were  spent  gather- 
ing up  sacks  full  of  cast  iron  from  the  wide  expanse  of  the 
wooded  range  and  the  growls  from  the  Signal  men  on  these 
occasions  sounded  like  the  moans  of  lost  souls.  That  our 
scores  were  equalled  is  admitted  by  both  outfits. 

On  one  of  the  warm  afternoons  Corporal  Germany,  then 
a  private,  was  one  of  the  runners  detailed  from  the  Stokes 
Platoon.  He  was  instructed  to  go  to  Brigade  Headquarters 
to  ascertain  their  supply  of  rockets  and  return  with  several  of 
a  particular  color  urgently  needed  at  visual  center.  So  Ger- 
many started  out  at  double  time  in  the  direction  of  Brigade 
Headquarters.  After  an  hour  or  two  of  anxious  waiting  for 
rockets,  Germany  came  back,  out  of  breath  and  wringing  with 
perspiration  and  reported,  *'they  have  plenty  of  rockets,  sir." 
Questioning  brought  out  the  fact  that  he  had  missed  Brigade 
Headquarters  and  in  his  wanderings  had  run  into  Divisional 
Headquarters  of  the  nth  Division.     He  had  been  well   re- 


The  Signal  Platoon  55 

ceived  by  several  colonels  and  a  general  or  two,  after  he  had 
had  considerable  trouble  with  some  Military  Police  orderlies. 
After  ascertaining  that  there  was  a  plentiful  supply  of  rockets, 
he  was  unable  to  talk  them  out  of  any  or  in  his  bewilderment 
he  forgot  to  get  any.  So  upon  his  return  his  overheated  condi- 
tion and  his  disturbed  temper  amused  us  greatly  and  the 
incident  will  remain  a  merry  memory  in  the  Signal  Platoon. 


The   One-Pounder    Platoon 

WHEN  the  one-pounder  gun,  or  "pound  wonder,"  as  it 
is  jocularly  known,  arrived  at  the  Presidio,  immedi- 
ately there  were  numerous  applications  to  join  that 
particular  platoon — possibly  because  of  the  business-like 
appearance  of  it,  but  probably  because  it  presented  an 
opportunity  to  get  away  from  the  burden  of  shouldering 
a  rifle. 

However  those  pleasant  anticipations  were  soon  shattered 
by  the  Colonel's  "  ultimatum  "  that  there  would  be  no  specialty 
work  until  the  regiment  moved  East. 

The  journey  from  the  Presidio  to  Camp  Meade  appeared 
like  going  from  the  "sublime  to  the  ridiculous"  until  we  had 
become  acclimated  (a  matter  of  about  two  trips  to  Baltimore). 
There  the  much-sought-after  bi-weekly  pass  became  the  most 
important  thing  to  look  forward  to — except  pay  day.  Oft 
times  after  we  had  pleaded  in  vain  with  the  company  com- 
mander for  permission  to  go  on  pass  to  visit  some  recently 
acquired  relative,  we  suspicioned  that  the  "top"  was  the  one 
who  had  blocked  our  pass  because  he  wanted  some  of  us  for 
table  waiters  and  K.P.'s  over  the  week-end,  but  these  suspicions 
could  not  be  confirmed  because  of  the  sphinx-like  silence  of  the 
orderly  room  force,  who  would  have  made  splendid  witnesses 
for  the  Standard  Oil. 

Shortly  after  our  arrival  at  Meade  we  were  organized  into 
the  One-Pounder  Platoon,  and  started  to  work  in  earnest. 
It  was  a  happy  day  when  we  turned  in  our  rifles  to  the  supply 

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The  One-Pounder  Platoon  57 

sergeant  and  secured  pistols;  at  least  we  simulated  pistols, 
for  didn't  we  have  the  holsters? 

While  Lieutenant  Conley,  who  was  made  over-night  from 
a  sergeant,  was  attending  school,  we  were  instructed  by  Capt. 
Morton,  who  initiated  us  into  the  gun  drill  and  positions  of  the 
various  numbers.  The  Captain  had  been  at  Fort  Sill,  and 
there  had  evidently  listened  to  some  German  propaganda 
about  the  weakening  of  morale  in  our  army;  so  he  made  us 
run  for  lOO  yards  at  a  fast  double  carrying  the  gun  or  tripod 
— a  mere  matter  of  90  pounds  or  so.  But  we  didn't  mind  it 
so  much,  for  we  had  the  pleasure  of  seeing  the  runs  and  falls 
illustrated  by  the  ''C.C."  before  we  were  required  to  do  them 
ourselves. 

The  work  in  class,  in  which  we  received  instruction  in  the 
intricacies  of  direct  and  indirect  fire,  line  of  fire  and  angles, 
angle  of  departure,  range  quadrant,  etc.,  resulted  in  so  much 
scratching  of  heads  (we  were  forced  to  scratch  so  as  to  appear 
to  be  thinking!)  that  it  wouldn't  have  given  any  cootie  in  the 
world  a  chance  to  find  a  home.  Only  a  few  of  us  were  candid 
enough  to  admit  that  we  did  not  understand  the  various  techni- 
cal things  explained  to  us.  The  arrival  of  the  pounder  mule 
was  a  great  relief  to  "Nick,"  for  he  said  to  Lieutenant  Conley: 
"Lieutenant,  have  you  picked  out  anyone  to  lead  that  mule 
yet?     If  not,  please  pick  me,  as  I  can  handle  that  job." 

After  Lieutenant  Conley  returned  from  the  division  school, 
our  training  progressed  rapidly,  as  we  took  part  in  every 
battalion  problem  and  often  opened  simulated  fire  in  time  to 
theoretically  demolish  the  "enemy"  machine  guns. 

However,  on  the  day  of  the  division  show,  when  the  troops 
of  the  63rd  actually  advanced  for  several  hundred  yards  under 
machine  gun,  Stokes  mortar,  and  one-pounder  fire,  we  demon- 
strated the  result  of  our  long  hours  of  training  by  scoring  a  clean 
hit  on  our  target  (a  small  one,  1 100  meters  away),  on  the  third 
shot,  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  the  range  had  to  be  estimated. 


58  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

On  another  problem  the  mule  and  Sergeant  Conrad  had 
an  argument  and  the  mule  won  hands  down,  resulting  in  the 
sergeant's  uniform  being  expended  under  the  heading  of  "fair 
wear  and  tear."  The  Pioneer  Platoon  had  to  be  called  out 
to  fill  in  the  furrow  caused  by  that  mule  in  dragging  our 
platoon  sergeant  close,  very  close,  to  terra  firma. 

Before  writing  finis,  it  would  hardly  be  fitting  to  omit  an 
occurrence  which  illustrates  the  ready  wit  of  a  member  of 
our  company  who  was  returning  from  Baltimore  late  one  night 
and  was  unsteadily  winding  his  way  to  quarters  via  the  72nd 
Infantry  with  a  package  containing  two  large  bottles — not 
coca  cola — under  his  arm.  Being  spotted  by  a  sentinel,  the 
following  dialogue  ensued: 

'^Halt!    Who  is  there.?"     "Sergeant  K ,  orderly  for 

a  General  Officer!"  *' Advance,  Sergeant  K ,  to  be  re- 
cognized.    What  have  you  in  that  bundle.?"     **The  General's 

laundry!"     ''Pass  on,  Sergeant  K !"    This  is  a  concrete 

illustration  of  how  close  one  may  come  to  the  guard  house 
and  yet  escape  unscathed. 


The  Band  Section 

NOW  comes  forward  the  63rd  Infantry  Band  to  inscribe 
in  the  history  of  the  regiment  its  part  in  the  great 
World  War.  Unhke  the  other  units  of  the  regiment, 
we  did  not  make  our  reputation  by  hard  drilHng  under  the 
scorching  sun  but  rather  in  the  darkened  rehearsal  room  where 
we  daily  assembled  to  blow  long  tones  and  were  busy 
^'pinching"  up. 

We  lay  claim  to  having  within  the  band  both  the  largest 
and  smallest  men  in  the  regiment.  To  Sergeant  Otto  Ricke 
falls  the  honor  of  being  the  largest;  he  is  known  as  the  daddy 
of  the  band  and  is  therefore  called  "  Pop."  To  Gcv,  rge  Cannon 
falls  the  honor  of  being  the  smallest  man.  He  answers  to 
the  name  of  "Runt." 

The  chief  heckler  of  the  band  was  Kite;  Riley  was  chief 
victim.  From  morning  until  night  Kite  was  at  it.  Such 
things  as  putting  a  dead  mouse  in  his  pocket  or  sticks  in  his 
bed,  drawing  a  pistol,  and  similar  things  went  to  make  up 
the  day.  The  greatest  event  in  Riley's  army  life  was  when 
he  entered  the  gas  mask  relay  race.  Of  course  Riley  never 
was  built  for  a  runner,  but  he  was  game  to  the  end  and  took 
his  position  in  line.  As  he  went  tearing  down  the  course  the 
ground  came  up  and  met  him,  and  he  gave  the  boys  a  fine 
impersonation  of  Billy  Bounce.  After  picking  him  up,  he  was 
asked  if  he  was  hurt,  and  his  only  reply  was — **My,  but  that 
was  a  nawsty  fall." 

The  days  on  the  rifle  range  gave  rise  to  the  following:  In 

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6o  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

a  certain  tent  one  afternoon  after  pay  day  a  number  of  men 
were  playing  the  national  game,  when  suddenly  the  voice  of 
Sergeant  Ball  was  heard  in  the  distance:  "I'm  going  up  to 
turn  the  band  out  for  first-aid  drill."  As  everyone  knows  that 
Ball's  voice  can  be  plainly  heard  for  several  blocks,  there  was 
considerable  confusion  in  that  tent.  Out  of  the  tent  went  men, 
money,  cards,  and  blankets  and  then  off  to  the  woods,  where 
the  game  was  continued  without  further  interruption. 

The  great  mystery  of  the  range  always  has  been — Who 
milked  that  cow.?  Now  as  far  as  we  know  the  mystery  has 
never  been  properly  solved,  so  we  offer  this  as  an  explanation. 
As  you  well  know,  Riley  always  had  several  trunk  loads  of 
toilet  articles,  sanitary  washes,  complexion  beautifiers,  face 
creams,  etc.,  around  his  bunk  at  Meade  and  when  off  duty 
was  always  to  be  found  at  the  showers  with  his  customary  can 
of  condensed  milk.  (Milk  baths  are  wonderful  for  an  artistic 
temperament.)  Now  there  were  no  showers  at  the  range,  and 
the  belief  has  grown  that  Riley  milked  that  cow  and  thus 
secured  his  usual  milk  bath. 

There  is  another  member  of  the  outfit  who  cannot  be  over- 
looked— C-C-C-Collins,  who  came  to  the  band  from  a  ranch 
in  California.  Kite,  as  usual,  found  his  weakness  and  every 
morning  could  be  seen  pointing  his  finger  at  him  and  saying 
*'C-C-C-Collins!"  Sergeant  Cook  also  had  the  habit  of 
stammering  when  excited,  and  Kite  was  in  his  glory  when  he 
got  them  to  arguing  with  each  other. 

Other  members  of  the  outfit  have  contributed  their  bit  to 
the  life  of  the  band  and  for  the  most  part  we  have  been  a  big 
family  with  everyone  helping  to  make  things  pleasant  for  the 
rest. 

WELL  KNOWN  SAYINGS 

Read  'em  and  weep  Hugh  S.  Ledford 

Cut  the  cards  Olaf  Olson 

Ha,  Ha,  Ha!    No  fooling  Tony  Salvagno 


The  Band  Section 


6i 


We  will  wear  our  slickers 

The  Colonel  says 

We're  hitting  over  here 

1  knowed  it 

We  want  our  discharges 


Victor  Pantaleoni 
Lee  White 
Walter  Emerick 
Roy  Kite 
Milton  Herberg 


If  you  don't  sign  the  pay  roll,  you  don't  get  no  pay  ist  Sergeant  Ball 

When  you  know  a  man  well  enough  and  long  enough,  you 
give  him  a  nickname  indicative  of  his  peculiarities,  and  hence 
the  following: 


Charles  E.  Clagg 
Frank  E.  Bogue 
Otto  F.  Ricke 
Albert  E.  Heyworth 
Charles  W.  Cook 
Lee  W.  Pembleton 
John  W.  Swilling 
George  Hartley 
Emil  E.  Sund 
Pulver  D.  Ackerman 
Joseph  Zubereny 
Tony  Salvagno 
Thayer  E.  Camp 
George  A.  Cannon 
Fred  Goettel 
Roy  Kite 

James  W.  Thompson 
Milton  A.  Herberg 
Dorman  B.  Hodgson 
William  B.  McClintock 
Paul  S.  Scrimsher 
Vern  L.  B.  Stalter 
Andrew  M.  Barlelme 
George  L.  H.  Caldwell 
Jaroslav  Cap 
Lloyd  Casebeer 
Mansel  G.  Clark 
Nelson  W.  Collins 


Felicitas 

Bogus 

Pop 

Aloha  Oe 

Satchel  Face 

Pinky 

The  little  drummer  boy 

Zeb 

The  Ruler 

P.  D. 

Zub 

S.  O.  S. 

Groucho 

Runt 

Hunyark 

Father  Time 

Jimmie 

Piccolo  Pic 

Lunch  Hound 

Birdie 

Windy 

Slowly 

Flossy 

Goat  Island 

Jerry 

Schlitz 

Manzy 

C-C-C-Collins 


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History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


John  A.  Elmer 
Walter  D.  Emerick 
William  F.  Lunge 
Otto  Lantinen 
Hugh  S,  Ledford 
Clarence  Leland 
Simon  M.  Lozano 
Aschille  Massei 
Olaf  R.  Olson 
Robert  A.  Mitchell 
Clarence  E.  Piper 
Victor  Pantaleoni 
Richard  E.  Ricke 
Everett  H.  Shaw 
Elzo  D.  Vincent 
Robert  R.  Walton 
James  E.  Welch 
Lee  R.  White 
Robert  Dunbar 
Charles  G.  Yost 
Adolph  Landuyt 
Charles  Long 


Barber  Pole  Cadet 

Walter  Daniel 

Anaheim  Shoe  Peddler 

Ottoe 

Shanty 

Boston 

Mex 

One  Num 

Swede 

Boob  McNut 

Dizzy 

Pagliacci 

Iowa  Farmer 

Chicken 

Winnie 

Saxophone  Pete 

Bald  Jack  Rose 

Senor  Blanco 

Society  Red 

Wall  Hop 

Belgian  Rose 

Chisel 


Mounted  Orderly  Section 

DO  not  forget  the  Mounted  Orderly  Section,  for  if  you  do, 
the  Colonel  and  his  staff  will  have  to  walk.  The  first 
members  of  the  Mounted  Orderly  Section — besides 
Ignatz,  Black  Beauty,  and  myself,  were  transferred  from  the 
mounted  orderly  section  of  the  12th  Infantry.  It  must  be 
said  of  them  that  through  their  exhibition  of  horsemanship 
and  their  knowledge  of  all  things  pertaining  to  mounted  work, 
they  were  such  an  inspiration  to  the  recruits  assigned  to  the 
section  that  on  the  day  of  the  final  Divisional  Review  at  Camp 
Meade,  Brigadier  General  Burt,  Commanding  the  22nd  In- 
fantry Brigade,  personally  complimented  the  section  upon 
their  splendid  appearance. 

This  was  in  no  small  degree  due  to  the  ceaseless  efforts  of 
Sergeants  Waldron  and  "Jack"  Smith  and  Horeshoer  *' Swede" 
Serstad.  Corporals  Fitzgerald  and  Sconyers,  formerly  of  the 
mounted  section,  were  of  great  assistance  in  its  successful 
organization.  In  later  days  came  Private  Osborne,  who  is 
always  willing  to  do  his  best  to  entertain  the  folks  with  his 
fancy  riding  and  rodeo  stuff.  The  section,  in  conjunction  with 
the  Supply  Company,  held  several  rodeos  or  wild  west  shows, 
as  the  Easterners  call  them_,  at  Camp  Meade  and  also  at 
Washington,  D.  C.  They  were  all  successfully  conducted 
and  seemed  to  be  well  liked. 

If  it  had  not  been  for  the  mounted  orderlies.  Captains 
Horton  and  Johnson,  as  well  as  Chaplain  Oggel,  would  still  be 
walking.     Due  to  the  assistance  and  advice  of  the  orderlies 

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64  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

and  their  ability  to  maintain  a  sober  countenance  when  the 
above  named  officers  were  being  spilled  about  the  bull-ring, 
these  equestrians  can  now  mount  unassisted. 

Trusting  that  these  few  lines  will  find  you  all  in  the  best  of 
health  and  that  Colonel  Nelson  and  Captain  Clark  will  never 
wish  to  ride,  I  remain, 

BiLLiE  Burke. 
Col.  Croxton's  Favorite  Charger. 


Whem  WillWeGetIt? 


Miscellany 


THE  One-Pounder  Platoon  was  going  out  on  a  problem 
at   Camp    Meade.     Private    Nichols,    wagoner,    was 
guiding  his  trusty  mule  along  on  its  way  with  a  master 
hand.     As  they  passed  the  guardhouse  of  the  72nd  Infantry, 
the  sentry  on  post  came  to  "Present  Arms"  to  an  officer  who 
was  passing. 

Nick  did  not  see  the  officer  for  whom  it  was  intended,  but 
he  did  see  the  salute.  He  promptly  saluted  in  return  and 
then,  turning  to  the  bunch,  laughingly  exclaimed:  "Haw, 
Haw!    The  damn  fool  saluted  the  mule!" 

His  Tongue  Was  Oiled 

Saturday  morning  at  Camp  Meade  was  a  time  of  terror 
for  the  average  "rookie" — at  least  until  after  inspection  hour. 
For  the  officers  who  minutely  examined  his  arms  and  equip- 
ment were  able  to  detect  dust  and  dirt  in  corners  and  crevices 
of  gun  and  bayonet  he  didn't  even  know  existed  until  atten- 
tion was  sarcastically  directed  to  them.  And  a  favorite 
method  of  punishing  derelictions — favorite  with  the  officers, 
that  is! — was  to  deprive  the  hapless  offender  of  his  week- 
end pass  to  Baltimore  or  Washington. 

Among  the  newly  drafted  recruits  to  Headquarters  Com- 
pany was  a  little  red-haired  Scotch-Irish  boy  from  Baltimore. 
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66  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

He  was  never  willfully  negligent  in  the  care  of  his  equipment; 
nevertheless  seemed  unable  to  have  it  in  the  required  state  of 
perfection  on  those  fateful  Saturday  mornings.  Several  times 
when  his  weekly  visits  to  "home  and  Mother"  were  imperiled 
by  such  misfortune,  he  managed  to  escape  from  the  no  pass 
penalty  by  a  ready  retort  to  some  scathing  comment  from  an 
inspecting  officer. 

One  Saturday  the  lieutenant  took  his  bayonet,  glanced  at 
it  quickly  but  searchingly,  and  then  thrust  it  under  "Red's" 
nose. 

"Your  bayonet  was  given  you  to  fight  with  as  well  as  your 
gun,  you  know,"  he  observed  caustically.  "You  aren't  sup- 
posed to  forget  you  have  it  and  let  it  rust.  What  good  will  a 
rusty  bayonet  be  in  a  scrap  over  there.?" 

"It  won't  get  that  way  over  there,  sir,"  answered  "Red" 
quickly. 

"Oh,  it  won't,  eh?     And  why  won't  it.?" 

"I'll  keep  it  too  busy,  sir,"  said  "Red."  And  again  he 
got  his  pass. 

SONG  WITHOUT  MUSIC 

I  wish  I  had  a  chevron  on  my  arm, 
I  wish  I  had  a  chevron  on  my  arm, 

Not  the  sort  a  sergeant  wears 

Nor  the  kind  that  comes  in  pairs 
But  I  wish  I  had  a  chevron  on  my  arm. 

Yes,  I  wish  I  had  a  chevron  on  my  arm, 
Oh,  I  wish  I  had  a  chevron  on  my  arm. 

All  desire  for  honors  fled 

Sure  the  kind  I  want  is  red 
Yes,  I  wish  I  had  a  chevron  on  my  arm. 

While  at  Camp  Meade,  Captain  Horton  decided  that  Head- 
quarters Company  needed  practice  in  passing  in  review,  and 
hence  the  company,  in  column  of  platoons,  was  marched  in 


Miscellany 


67 


review  before  one  of  the  lieutenants,  who  acted  as  reviewing 
officer. 

The  One-Pounder  Platoon  brought  up  the  rear  of  the 
column,  and  at  the  proper  moment.  Lieutenant  Conley,  com- 
manding the  platoon,  gave  the  command  "Eyes  right."  All 
members  of  the  platoon  at  once  executed  the  movement  except 
the  mule  drawing  the  one-pounder  gun. 

"Nick''  Nichols  led  the  mule. 

Captain  Horton,  who  was  observing  the  drill,  at  once 
shouted  to  Nichols:  "Have  that  mule  execute  *eyes  right'!" 

Nick  took  the  order  literally,  and  promptly  smashed  the 
mule  on  the  left  side  of  the  jaw.  The  mule  at  once  turned  its 
head  to  the  right  oblique,  eyes  fixed  on  the  reviewing  officer, 
and,  though  rather  astonished  at  the  whole  thing,  held  the 
position  until  the  command  "Front"  was  given. 

After  the  drill  was  over,  Nick  came  to  the  Captain,  saluted, 
and  said:  "Sir,  I  am  sorry  that  I  forgot  to  have  that  mule  do 
*eyes  right'  without  your  reminding  me  of  it.  It  was  a  slip- 
up on  my  part.  The  next  time  I'll  do  it  right  without  your 
having  to  shout  at  me." 

That  marked  the  turning-point  in 
the  mule's  career.  From  then  on  the 
mule  took  the  I.D.R.  as  seriously  as 
did  Nick. 

Private  Ansel  A.  Cooper,  Headquar- 
ters Company:  ''My  one  ambition  is  to 
go  to  town  Saturday  and  get  away  from 
the  overlasting  'Outside—Police  Up!', 
I've  policed  up  so  many  times  that 
even  when  I'm  down  town  I  can't  pass 
a  cigarette  butt  on  the  sidewalk  with- 
out catching  myself  bending  over  to 
pick  it  up." 


In  the  Field 


69 


Second  Lieutenant 
Wallace  A,  Maciejewski 


Captain 
Leo  J.  Daly 


Second  Lieutenant 
Matthew  E.  Shubert 


Second  Lieutenant 
F.  E.  ChUds 


Second  Lieutenant 
Don  Riley 


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71 


Machine  Gun   Company 

MAY  15,  1917,  was  a  busy  day  at  the  Presidio  of  San 
Francisco,  California.  It  marked  the  arrival  of  the 
1 2th  U.  S.  Infantry,  just  reheved  from  border  service 
which  they  had  performed  for  four  years.  Amid  the  hustle 
and  bustle  of  the  first  few  days  rumors  were  rife  as  to  the 
probable  division  of  the  regiment  and  possibility  of  a  speedy 
departure  for  France.  All  gossip  was  set  at  rest  when,  a  week 
later,  orders  were  received  calling  for  formation  of  two  new 
regiments — the  62nd  and  63  rd  regiments  of  Infantry — using 
the  1 2th  Infantry  as  a  nucleus  of  the  new  organizations. 

In  the  quarters  of  the  Machine  Gun  Company,  12th  In- 
fantry, June  1st,  Captain  Cooper  of  that  unit  called  in  all  the 
men  picked  for  transfer  to  the  new  companies.  They  were 
for  most  part  skilled  machine  gunners  who  had  seen  a  complete 
enlistment  on  the  Mexican  Border.  With  a  few  short  words 
of  appreciation  for  past  services  and  an  appeal  for  even  stricter 
devotion  to  duty  in  the  newer  units,  he  closed  by  giving  them 
orders  to  proceed  to  their  new  outfits.  Of  the  twenty-one 
pioneers  who  reported  to  Lieutenant  I.  C.  Avery,  Commander 
of  the  Machine  Gun  Company,  63rd  Infantry,  only  one  re- 
mained at  the  signing  of  the  armistice — Sergeant  John  Roddy. 
With  one  officer  and  twenty-one  men  a  machine-gun  company 
could  not  seem  complete;  so,  quite  properly,  the  Quarter- 
master Corps  sent  us  twenty-two  mules;  a  rather  asinine 
balance  of  power. 

The  company  soon  settled  down  to  the  regular  grind  of  all 

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Machine  Gun  Company  73 

machine  gunners:  gun  drill,  study  of  gun  mechanism,  and  care 
of  mules.  The  latter  were  of  the  toughest  variety  known; 
they  had  to  be  "broke.'*  So  jaunts  through  the  parks  and 
along  the  beach  were  in  order;  sprained  arms  and  ankles, 
marred  countenances,  and  sore  heads  were  the  mules'  share 
in  hardening  up  the  "old  soldiers." 

Though  the  company  was  handicapped  by  frequent  change 
in  the  type  of  gun  under  the  tactful  guidance  of  Lieutenant 
Avery,  steady  progress  was  made.  The  Benet-Merdier,  the 
Chauchat,  the  Maxim,  and  the  Vickers  guns  were  used  in 
succession.  The  short  time  allowed  for  each  gun  required 
intensive  work  but  all  were  mastered. 

Meanwhile  men  were  selected  from  every  other  company 
in  the  regiment  and  sent  to  the  Machine  Gun  Company.  The 
organization  increased  by  fits  and  starts  till  by  September  30, 
1917,  the  enlisted  personnel  numbered  sixty-five  men.  Came 
a  change  in  command.  On  September  27th,  Captain  Marshall 
H.  Quesenberry,  two  years  out  of  West  Point,  took  the  helm. 
Regret  at  the  loss  of  Lieutenant  Avery  was  mitigated  by  his 
promotion  to  the  grade  of  first  lieutenant.  Apparently  Cap- 
tain Quesenberry  merely  came  on  a  flying  visit,  for,  a  few  weeks 
later  he  was  off  to  take  a  fling  at  the  School  of  Small  Arms, 
Fort  Sill,  Okla.  Lieutenant  Avery  again  assumed  command. 
At  the  same  time  Lieutenants  Fred  H.  Reynolds,  Justin  F. 
Barnard,  and  William  F.  Stromeyer  were  added  to  the 
company. 

From  October  to  December  French  and  English  officers 
were  detailed  to  instruct  the  company  in  the  latest  tricks  of 
machine  gunnery,  with  special  emphasis  on  its  use  in  trench 
warfare.  This  taste  of  the  real  stuff  started  rumors  that  we 
would  soon  be  in  France.  With  that  thought  in  mind  men 
worked  like  badgers  and  trenches  and  dugouts  appeared  with 
such  speed  as  to  bewilder  the  teachers.  "These  Americans," 
the  Frenchmen  would  say,  "zey  work  like  ze  Hell." 


74  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

January  3,  1918,  Captain  Quesenberry  returned.  Training 
went  on  apace.  The  Colt  gun  was  adopted.  The  new  com- 
mander insisted  on  well-nigh  perfection  in  every  detail.  What 
appeared  small  defects  to  a  less  experienced  soldier  were  as 
sins  to  him.  Withal  he  was  agreeable  and  the  men  responded 
willingly.  "Pep"  became  the  characteristic  of  the  Machine 
Gun  Company  drill  and  other  captains  of  the  regiment  were 
soon  challenging  their  men  to  drill  like  "Captain  Quesenberry's 
outfit." 

In  April  a  non-commissioned  officers'  school  was  opened. 
About  the  same  time  Lieutenants  H.  C.  Boehme,  E.  E.  Crouter, 
A.  L.  Lerch,  and  A.  L.  Gralapp  were  assigned  to  the  company. 
It  became  known  that  the  regiment  was  to  be  brought  up  to 
war  strength,  with  recruits  from  the  April  draft.  On  May  2d, 
eighteen  hundred  men,  nearly  all  Oregonians,  arrived  at 
camp.  Intensive  training,  separate  from  the  regiment,  was 
their  lot,  under  the  able  direction  of  Captain  Alan  Pendleton. 
During  this  time  Captain  Quesenberry  was  busy  selecting  the 
best  material  for  his  organization.  The  result  proved  itself 
in  the  one  hundred  men  of  splendid  physical  type  and  high 
average  mentality  who  joined  the  company  June  26th.  New 
"non-coms"  were  made  entirely  from  old  men.  Two  weeks 
later,  July  loth,  the  Inspector-General,  then  on  an  official 
tour  of  all  the  camps  in  the  Western  Department,  inspected 
the  63rd  Infantry;  he  declared  the  Machine  Gun  Company 
the  best  that  he  had  seen  on  his  entire  trip. 

Less  than  a  week  after  the  General  Inspection  it  was  defi- 
nitely announced  that  we  were  to  go  to  Camp  Meade,  Md. 

August  1 2th  we  marched  through  San  Erancisco  to  the 
train  amid  much  cheering  of  God's  people.  Places  of  historic 
interest,  the  benevolence  of  the  Red  Cross  at  all  the  larger 
towns,  and  frequent  stops  to  enable  men  to  "stretch  themselves" 
and  listen  to  the  regimental  band  tended  to  relieve  the  ennui 
that  only  a  long  trip  on  a  troop  train  can  produce.     A  swim 


Machine  Gun  Company  75 

at  Kansas  City,  Missouri  (Red  Cross  again),  was  the  most 
agreeable  incident  of  the  journey. 

Hard  work  the  motto  of  Camp  Meade;  we  got  down  to  it 
the  day  after  our  entrance.  One  week  later  we  were  sent  to 
the  range.  Intensive  work  in  the  new  Browning  gun  was 
begun  immediately.  Two  weeks  of  this  and  then  back  to 
camp,  where  we  found  that  we  had  recovered  our  old  company 
commander,  Captain  I.  C.  Avery.  Meantime  orders  had  been 
received  calling  for  the  63  rd  to  give  birth  to  another  regiment, 
the  72nd  Infantry,  which,  with  the  63rd,  was  to  constitute  the 
22nd  Infantry  Brigade.  Accordingly  twenty-five  men  left 
our  company  for  the  Machine  Gun  Company,  72nd  Infantry. 
Their  places  were  taken  by  Eastern  draftees. 

Came  the  Influenza.  It  spread  with  alarming  rapidity. 
The  camp  was  quarantined:  all  welfare  huts,  library,  theaters, 
etc.,  were  closed.  Within  four  weeks  over  ten  thousand  men 
in  the  Division  had  been  stricken,  early  a  thousand  of  whom 
died.  The  63rd  came  out  of  this  trying  ordeal  with  flying 
colors — and  the  Machine  Gun  Company  more  so.  In  the 
whole  regiment  only  thirteen  died :  the  Machine  Gun  Company 
had  only  four  cases  and  no  deaths — the  record  of  the  regi- 
ment. Not  only  that.  The  closing  of  welfare  huts  and  theaters 
rendered  some  other  sort  of  entertainment  imperative.  Out- 
door entertainment  and  increased  athletics  were  looked  to. 
Musical  and  histrionic  talent  in  the  Machine  Gun  Company 
was  of  such  high  character  as  to  produce  the  famous  **  Suicide 
Quartette"  as  well  as  more  than  a  third  of  the  cast  in  the  musi- 
cal comedy  Never  Again,  rendered  with  great  elan  by  the 
regimental  players  in  camp,  in  Baltimore,  and  in  Washington. 
In  athletics  too,  the  company  showed  its  caliber  by  producing 
the  champion  tug  o'  war  team  of  the  camp. 

The  company  was  at  its  maximum  efficiency.  Overseas 
equipment  was  issued  November  5th.  All  was  in  readiness 
to  move  on  a  day's  notice.     Not  a  man  in  the  company 


76  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

who  was  not  straining  at  the  leash.  The  premature  armistice 
rumor  of  November  7th  bid  fair  to  give  us  the  knockout  blow. 
We  revived  somewhat  on  the  swift  denial  of  the  tale,  but  the 
actual  signing  of  the  armistice  sent  all  our  hopes  spinning  hell- 
ward.  Incidentally  it  revealed  the  substantial  spirit  of  the 
Machine  Gun  Company;  for  the  armistice  was  indeed  the 
acid  test  of  the  morale  of  all  organizations;  and  some  of  them 
collapsed  under  the  strain.  Not  so  the  63rd.  Discipline, 
well-builded,  so  permeated  every  company  of  the  regiment 
as  to  carry  us  through  this  trial  with  reputation  not  only 
untarnished,  but  even  magnified  to  an  enviable  degree. 

During  the  two  months  that  followed  rumor  brought  us  to 
Siberia,  France,  New  York,  and  the  Mexican  Border.  Early 
in  January  we  learned  of  our  assignment  to  military  police 
duty  in  Washington,  D.  C,  to  take  effect  January  15th. 
Again  we  lost  Captain  Avery,  this  time  to  be  succeeded  by 
Captain  Alan  Pendleton,  who  had  supervised  the  recruit 
training  of  many  members  of  the  company.  On  the  morning 
of  the  fifteenth  Captain  Avery  came  up  to  bid  us  farewell. 
We  answered  with  three  rousing  cheers  for  the  man  who  had 
seen  the  organization  in  embryo,  had  directed  its  steps  through 
the  difficult  formative  period,  and  had  finally  come  back  to 
lead  us  overseas. 

Since  our  arrival  in  Washington,  January  15th,  we  have 
been  at  military  police  duty  continuously,  with  quarters  at 
East  Potomac  Park.  During  that  time  the  company  per- 
sonnel had  been  steadily  decreasing  through  discharges  from 
the  service.  The  rest  of  us  look  forward  in  anticipation  to 
the  day  that  will  find  us  back  in  civilian  life.  And,  for  the 
faithful  service  which  each  one  of  us  has  rendered,  we  will  go 
out  to  face  the  period  of  reconstruction  with  confidence,  with 
broader  vision;  in  short,  better — if  less  credulous — social 
men. 


Our  "Leatherlegs" 


Machine  Gunners  All 
77 


Suicide  Squads 
78 


THE  AFFIDAVIT  BLUES 


(A  Forecast) 

It  was  1969,  Two  aged  men,  khaki-clad,  wandered  slowly  along  the 
seawall  that  encircles  East  Potomac  Park.  One  a  tall,  well-built,  figure, 
with  waving  white  locks  flowing  down  to  his  shoulders;  the  other,  short, 
thickset,  but  apparently  suffering  from  rheumatism.  Both,  I  should 
judge,  were  well  above  seventy. 

For  a  long  time  neither  spoke.  The  taller  man  gazed  out  across  the 
river  at  the  setting  sun. 

"  Darby,"  he  broke  out,  turning  majestically  toward  his  companion, 
"how  long  have  we  been  here?" 

"Let  me  see,"  taking  a  greasy  thumb-worn  notebook  from  his  hip- 
pocket;  "here  it  is:  January  15,  1919 — Holy  mackerel!      Fifty  years!" 

"And  me  affidavits  haven't  been  heard  from  yet,"  grumbled  Jack 
Mannion,  for  it  was  the  old  salt.     "  But,  then,"  he  added  consolingly. 


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8o  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

(he  had  become  accustomed  to  delay),  "  they  say  that  the  first  fifty  years 
are  the  worst." 

"But  have  they  left  regimental  headquarters  yet?"  queried 
"  Darby." 

"Oh,  sure;  those  guys  are  fast.  The  adjutant  promised  me  he  put 
on  extra  speed  for  mine,  and  he  got  them  through,  too — they  left  here 
in  1928." 

"Not  a  bad  start,  Jack.     But  how  about  that  investigation?" 

"Well,  you  see,  when  the  investigators  got  there  all  the  folks  were 
dead  and  gone — that  was  in  1940.  So  they  writes  back  and  says  that 
the  only  thing  my  people  depended  on  me  for  was  to  build  headstones 
over  their  graves." 

"That  ought  to  have  got  you  out." 

"Sure  and  it  should";  Jack  waxed  indignant:  "but  when  the 
Commanding  Officer  of  the  Eastern  Department  (the  third  successor 
to  the  1919  C.  O.)  read  that,  he  scratched  his  head.  It  was  a  terribly 
ponderous  question  for  him.  He  was  still  scratching  his  head  when  he 
was  retired  in  1950." 

"Darby"  was  sobbing,  piteously. 

"And  when  his  successor  finally  did  make  up  his  mind  to  discharge 
me,"  fairly  screamed  the  now  wrathful  Jack,  "some  desk  cootie  disco- 
vered that  the  notary  public  had  omitted  the  second  "m"  in  the  fourth 
word  of  the  sixth  line  of  the  third  page,  and  he  had  the  whole  thing 
started  all  over  again." 

"  Darby"  was  crying  aloud.  "Terrible,  Jack,  terrible,"  he  blubbered. 
Jack  sniffled.  There  was  a  lump  in  his  throat.  He  controlled  himself 
with  an  effort  and  went  on:  "Another  month  to  get  new  affidavits,  which 
1  started  through  channels  in  1955.     I  haven't  heard  of  them  since." 

"  Darby"  became  eloquently  sympathetic. 

"  During  that  time  we  have  seen  empires  fall  and  new  kingdoms  arise: 
the  dear  old  boozesheviki  sent  to  their  death  and  Milady  Nicotine  mur- 
dered. But,"  his  voice  choked  with  grief,  his  breath  came  falteringly, 
"  we-haven't-seen-good-  old — Frisco  or — Mission  Street." 

"Ah!  Dear  old  Mission  Street!"  murmured  both  simultaneously. 

For  a  long  time,  with  heads  bowed,  both  wept  silently.  Darby 
dropped  his  notebook  into  the  river.  Mannion  threw  at  the  63rd  Head- 
quarters a  look  that  bespoke  the  utterest  abandonment.  Then  the  two 
men  gazed  at  each  other.  They  stepped  to  the  water's  edge.  Came  a 
splash.  A  circular  wave  radiated  about  them;  and  telltale  bubbles 
rose  airily  to  the  surface. 


The  Affidavit  Blues  8i 

Ten  years  later  General  Stubblefield  was  appointed  commander  of 
the  Eastern  Department.  His  first  hour  at  his  desk  was  a  startling  one. 
He  looked  hard  at  a  paper  before  him.  It  read:  "Application  for  Dis- 
charge." Below,  in  bold  handwriting  was  the  name,  "Jack  Mannion." 
He  took  up  the  phone.  "Colonel  McMahon  63rd?  Yes.  Discharge 
Private  Jack  Mannion  immediately  account  dependents.  Case  is  urgent." 

Colonel  McMahon  of  Frederick,  Md.,  tugged  at  his  mustache  ner- 
vously; then  wrote:  "Captain  Stewart,  M.G.  Co.,  discharge  Private 
Jack  Mannion  at  once." 

At  the  same  moment.  Private  Max  Simon,  fishing  near  the  very 
place  where  the  Missionites  had  disappeared  years  before,  saw  a  single 
bubble  rise  to  the  surface.  He  looked  and  listened  intently.  He  heard 
in  voices  strangely  like  those  of  "Darby"  Norton  and  Jack  Mannion; 
and  a  third  which  he  did  not  recognize — it  may  have  been  that  of  old 
Davy  Jones — the  singing  of 

THE  AFFIDAVIT  BLUES 
(Music:  Chopin's   Funeral  March) 

We  heard  with  joy  of  those  things — affidavits. 

We  learned  by  them  we  could  the  army  lose; 
Enthusiasm  marked  our  letters  homeward — 

We  hadn't  heard  of  affidavit  blues. 

We  waited  anxiously,  expected  always, 
An  answer  that  would  bring  the  best  of  news; 

We  felt  it  then — a  slightly  hectic  fever, 
'Twas  the  merest  touch  of  affidavit  blues. 

They  came  at  last — we  brought  them  to  the  Captain 

And  let  him  on  their  raison  d'etre  muse; 
He  sent  them  on — that  hectic  flush  had  left  us. 

That  slightest  touch  of  affidavit  blues. 

When,  day  by  day,  and  week  by  week,  we  heard  not 

A  single  word,  nor  found  the  smallest  clues. 
The  terror  gripped  us — held  us,  made  us  haggard — 

The  second  stage  of  affidavit  blues. 

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Then,  month  on  month,  and  year  on  year,  we  waited; 

The  time  was  flitting  fast — they  would  not  choose; 
We're  losing  weight — and  hair — we're  going  loony: 

A  dire  stage  of  affidavit  blues. 

As  years  passed  on  we  tried  to  drown  our  sorrow 
In  pints  and  'arf  pints — gallons,  too,  of  booze; 

"All  whisky's  good"  but  I'll  cry  halt  on  varnish, 
It  didn't  cure  my  affidavit  blues. 

Then  came  the  day  1  got  the  fatal  answer: 
That  they  could  only  my  request  refuse. 

I  leaped  into  the  famed  Potomac  River, 
Cast  to  despair  by  affidavit  blues. 

In  Neptune's  hell,  with  Davy  Jones  you'll  find  me; 
If  you  have  been  like  me,  this  hint  you'll  use: 
"Hell's  pretty  tough,  but  things  could  be  some  worser 
And  one  of  them  is  affidavit  blues." 


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JOKES  AND  JOSHES  AND  LIBELS 

Page  Diogenes. — Trewett  ought  to  join  the  Department  of  Justice. 
The  story  goes  that  friend  Trewett  lost  an  O,  D.  Shirt.  Vowing  to  get 
the  thief  if  there 
was  one,  he  took 
his  only  remain- 
ing shirt  out  to 
the  clothesline, 
brought  a  big 
dry-goods  box  to 
the  scene,  and 
proceeded  to 
crawl  in,  with 
three  days'  ra- 
tions. When  he 
had  gotten  his 
eye  adjusted  to 
the  knot-hole,  he 
fainted.  The 
shirt  was  gone ! 

Old  John  Roddy  is  responsible  for  the  following  advice  to  a  rookie: 
"  Don't  let  them  know  how  much  you  know — make  'em  think  you  don't 
know  nothin'  ." 


There  is  someone  in 


who  has  complete  possession  of  Jimmie 


Bond's  heart;  anyhow  he  was  heard  murmuring  this  literary  gem: 

Far  away  in  California, 
'Neath  the  Oklahoma  skies, 
Lives  my  Alabama  sweetheart 
With  the  Mississippi  eyes. 

The  day  the  false  armistice  rumor  was  published  happened  to  be 
the  day  we  received  our  "45's."  Lunn  remarked  that  our  getting  the 
guns  was  a  sure  sign  the  war  was  over.  The  next  day  the  guns  were 
taken  in  for  inspection.  This  from  Lunn:  "It's  all  wrong,  Venus,  it's 
all  wrong.     The  war's  still  on." 


Casteel  was  an  exceptionally  good  barber  when  he  was  honing  razors. 


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About  December  12th,  Mac  stepped  into  the  O.R.  in  a  most  military 
manner  and  requested  Wednesday  afternoon  pass.  When  asked  where 
he  wanted  to  go  he  wheezed  out  this  one:  "Oh!  I  thought  I'd  like  to  run  up 
home  and  spend  Xmas  and  New  Year's  holidays  with  the  folks." 

During  the  epidemic  someone  hinted  that  a  "Charlie  Chaplin  Eye- 
brow" would  be  a  good  preventive.  "Stub"  must  have  been  misinformed, 
for  he  passed  the  eyebrow  stage  and  developed  a  most  luxuriant  growth 
which  was  the  envy  and  dismay  of  all,  even  forcing  "Two  Gun  Steve" 
to  demobilize  the  one  he  had  imported  from  "Over  There." 


H0NE5T,  MISJWXR  RI5K,  |'n  NOT 
nfiRRlED.    YOVJ   ABE    THE   OJLY 
OiP-i.  I   CoOLO    EVER     Love  ;^___ 

Bflp-R     Look    uke   fl^ 
HeRRING,  ETC   -  ETC- 

ETC. 


With  a  copy  of  La  Vie  Parisienne  in  one  hand,  the  Police  Gazette  in 
the  other,  and  a  suspicious-looking  bulge  in  his  right  hip  pocket,  Jimmie 
Bond  faced  the  B.S.  end  of  the  lower  squad-room  and  delivered  his 
"  Counsels  to  Young  Men,"  an  excoriating  treatise  on  prize-fighters,  booze- 
fighters,  and  would-be  gallants. 


The  time  the  mules  were  being  broken  in,  Swanstrom  was  supply 
sergeant  and  Stubblefield  was  an  acting  buckaroo.  The  mule  got  the 
best  of  the  argument  and  grave  fears  were  entertained  for  Stub's  skin 
and  bones;  Swanstrom  ran  over  at  the  double  and  we  though  he  was 
going  to  render  first  aid.  "Hey,  there,"  he  yelled,  "did  you  ruin  that 
saddle?" 


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85 


One  hot  day  in  August,  1918,  the  loungers  on  the  front  veranda  were 
very  much  surprised  to  see  Stubblefield  drive  past  in  a  large  machine. 
Before  they  had  rcovered  from  their  surprise,  old  Stub  again  passed 
by  and  in  a  few  minutes  he  again  majestically  drove  past;  this  time, 
however,  close  scrutiny  revealed  a  slight  moisture  on  his  noble  brow — 
the  heat  of  the  day  was  getting  him — but  his  fourth  trip  was  his  down- 
fall. For  the  lower  part  of  the  machine  became  detached  and,  alas! 
the  secret  was  out — Stub  had  both  feet  on  the  pavement  going  at  full 
speed. 


Great  excitement  prevailed  shortly  after  our  arrival  at  Camp  iVleade 
when  Jolly  rushed  to  the  First  Sergeant  and  exclaimed:  "Oh!  do  hurry, 
something  dreadful  is  happening.  I 
don't  know  whether  it  is  a  German  in- 
fernal machine  or  what — but  please  do 
hurry."  Mendel  hastily  buckled  on  his 
belt  and  called  Cory,  Sudbrock,  Chrislu, 
and  McMann  and  dashed  madly  toward 
the  stables.  Wearing  the  scene,  every 
precaution  was  taken  and  they  silently 
approached  the  place  whence  strange 
sounds  issued.  Mendel  instructed  Cory 
to  silently  encircle  the  objective.  Again 
and  again  came  that  strange  "  Pattooee" 
and  then  mournfully  thunderous  rumbling.  The  attackers  were  just 
about  to  rush  in,  when  a  wondrously  harmonious  melody  was  wafted 
through  the  air.  Enraptured,  they  waited,  and  their  minds  were  entirely 
set  at  ease  by  the  chorus  "Pattooee  and  1  knew  him  when  he  was  all 
right."  It  was  our  peerless  quartet,  Harry  Jones,  Huyson  (Red)  John- 
son, Hog,  and  Porter.  From  that  time  we  all  welcomed  the  deep  rumbling, 
for  it  always  presaged  some  worth-while  harmony.  Our  quartet  was  in 
great  demand  all  over  camp,  at  the  Hostess  House,  and  Regimental  shows, 
and  very  fittingly  furnished  one  of  the  big  hits  at  the  farewell  banquet 
given  Colonel  Croxton.  And  just  to  think  that  Jolly  discovered  them! 
Do  tell! 


Copt  Pcodlentbn    13 -thinking  of"  trimming 
all  the  -trees. 


With  Willy  Davis  furnishing  that  seductive  Southern  darky  shuffle 
and  Irish  Martin  and  Micky  McCabe,  the  hot-footed  clog  of  Erin,  many 
periods  of  desperation  were  passed  without  violence. 


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One  of  Rags  Davis's  favorite  forms  of  amusement  was  to  drag  out  a 
little  green  book  and  read  a  name  and  address,  and  then,  with  a  far-away 
look  in  his  eye,  rave  over  some  beauty  of  bygone  days.  Dudley  John- 
son thought  this  a  great  idea  and  is  now  on  his  fifth  volume.  The  Har- 
vard Classics  will  look  like  a  leaflet  when  Dud  gets  through. 

The  real  reason  for  Pound's  daily  siesta  did  not  come  to  light  until 
he  was  seen  on  several  successive  nights  tripping  the  light  fantastic  with 
the  school  marms.  Maybe  that  accounts  for  the  copy  of  "Vocational 
Guidance"  we  found  on  his  bunk. 

Do  you  want  to  know  the  names  of  Weiman's  Champion  Tug-o'  War 
team?  Here  they  are  and  every  one  of  them  is  a  reason  for  their  cham- 
pionship: Casteel,  Cory,  Bollenbaugh  Bros.,  Hanns,  Faltus,  Sudbrock, 
Harry  Jones,  Gagen,  Yassenoff,  Weidman,  and  Voile. 


THE  name  Supply  Company  indicates  in  a  general  way  the 
object  and  purpose  of  this  organization.     A  word  of 
explanation  will  make  this  clear. 
The  object  is  to  centralize  into  as  few  hands  as  possible 
the  equipping  of  a  regiment. 

The  purpose  is  to  obtain  the  supplies  necessary  for  equip- 
ping the  troops  and  distributing  them  as  quickly  as  possible. 
Both  are  accomplished  by  the  company  commanders  turn- 
ing into  the  supply  office  a  list  of  supplies  needed.     Then  the 
supply  officer  makes  a  consolidation  of  these  lists  into  a  requisi- 


OUR.  BUSY  DAY  AT-RE&»nENTAL    5UPPUY    OFFICE 
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>.S    you    WERE 


tion  on  the  different  branches  of  supply,  draws,  and  distributes 
to  the  different  companies. 

The  duties  of  the  Supply  Company  are  many  and  varied. 
Picture  in  your  mind  a  group  of  3700  men,  all  sizes  and  shapes. 
These  men  must  have  shoes,  stockings,  underwear,  leggings 
breeches,  shirts,  coats,  hats,  hat  cords,  collar  ornaments, 
overcoats,  raincoats,  shelter  halves  and  poles,  blankets,  mess 
equipment,  rifles,  belts,  bayonets,  bedsacks,  straw  to  fill  the 
bedsacks,  and  cots  to  sleep  on,  and  a  place  provided  to  sleep 
in.  Then  comes  the  mess.  The  outdoor  life  of  our  men 
makes  for  good  appetites  and  our  Government  is  very  liberal 
in  providing  good  food  for  the  men  in  the  Army.     This  in- 


\  '  / 


^  1/ 


A3    VOU     AEE 


"Let 'er  Buck!" 

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'Punchers"  in  Disguise 


Supply  Company 


91 


CHOW    TIME 


eludes  everything  on  the  market,  in  season.  Perishable 
supplies  are  drawn  every  day  and  non-perishable  every  ten 
days.  Stoves  have  to  be  provided,  and  utensils,  fuel,  and  water. 
In  fact,  everything  that  goes  into  a  man  to  make  him  big, 
healthy,  and  strong,  and  everything  that  goes  on  him  to  make 
him  look  the  man  that  he  is,  comes  through  the  Supply 
Company. 

Now  when  you  have  your  men  clothed,  feeding  regularly, 
sheltered,  and  working  hard,  there  comes  a  time  when  they 
expect  something  in  the  way  of  pay  for  what  they  are  doing. 


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History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


Again  the  Supply  comes  in  and  pays  off  the  men,  settles  the 
commissary  accounts  of  the  different  companies,  draws  the 
difference  in  cash,  and  pays  this  to  the  companies  for  a  com- 
pany fund. 

Medical   supplies    also    are    drawn    through    the    Supply 
Company. 


A  regiment  changes  station.  The  Supply  Company  pre- 
pares the  bill  of  lading,  loads  all  property  on  cars,  gets  trans- 
portation for  freight  and  men,  and  upon  arrival  at  a  new 
station  unloads  the  freight  and  delivers  it  to  the  different 
companies. 

To  perform  these  duties,  what  is  generally  known  as  the 
Supply  Company  was  organized. 

It  consists  of  the  supply  officer  as  company  commander, 
two  first  lieutenants  and  two  second  lieutenants  as  officers, 
one  ordnance  sergeant,  one  corporal  of  ordnance,  and  six 
privates  for  ordnance  department,  three  regimental  supply 
sergeants,  four  supply  sergeants,  one  first  sergeant,  one  mess 
sergeant,  one  stable  sergeant  with  corporals,  horseshoers, 
wagoners  (mule-skinners),  saddlers,  cooks,  and  privates,  to 
make  a  total  of  164  enlisted  personnel.  Organization  tables 
allow  the  Supply  Company  275  draft  mules,  7  riding  mules, 
and  9  horses  with  wagons  and  other  equipment. 


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93 


As  can  be  seen,  the  Supply  Company  is  organized  with  the 
view  of  giving  the  best  service  and  doing  the  most  good  to  the 
largest  number  of  men  in  the  regiment.  In  order  to  accompHsh 
this  it  is  necessary  to  have  the  full  support  of  the  commanding 
officers  of  the  regiment  and  full  cooperation  of  the  company 
commanders.  This  has  been  given  by  the  officers  of  the  63  rd 
Infantry  and,  because  of  this  fact,  the  63  rd  Infantry  has  a  good 
Supply  Company,  capable  of  meeting  most  emergencies  as 
they  arise.  The  record  of  the  company  shows  that  the  com- 
pany was  composed  of  men  of  more  than  ordinary  ability. 
There  was  never  a  job  too  small  or  a  job  too  large  for  us  to 
handle.  The  spirit  of  getting  things  done,  loyalty  to  the  cause 
for  which  they  enlisted,  loyalty  to  their  officers  and  regiment, 
good-fellowship  among  themselves,  and  love  for  our  long-eared 
friends  are  among  the  many  characteristics  that  have  made 
the  Supply  Company  a  success.  All  did  their  best  and  put 
all  they  had  in  the  game  with  the  result  that  the  regiment  as 
a  whole  was  well  taken  care  of  by  their  Supply  Company. 


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Astp«nuou«   occo^of.on  hos  tffoUeft    Corj.Sn..1-K 


"I'M  FEELING  KINDA  BLUE" 

I'm  feelin'  kinda  cheated  and  I'm  feelin'  kinda  blue, 
Account  o'  layin'  here  in  camp  and  all  the  big  job  through. 

The  armistice  is  signed  up  tight, 

They've  got  the  Germans  beaten  right, 

And  all  the  world  is  gay  and  bright — 
But  still  I'm  feelin'  blue! 

They  said  our  bunch  was  ready  to  start  for  overseas. 

They  gave  us  great  big  hob-nailed  shoes  and  caps  and  warm  "O.  D's. 

They  put  us  through  the  long  hard  mill, 

The  skirmish  and  the  gas-mask  drill; 

We  went  right  at  it  with  a  will — 
And  then  the  war  fell  through! 


A  cinch  we  were  to  go  across,  but  then  there  came  the   Mlu." 
They  quarantined  us  for  a  month,  so  what  were  we  to  do? 
I'll  never  get  the  chance  again 
To  march  along  in  France,  an'  then 
I'll  soon  wear  "civie"  pants  again, — 
Oh,  Hell,  I'm  feelin'  blue. 


The  Injection 


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THE  INJECTION 

A  cotton  swab, 
A  needle  hot, 
A  little  sting. 
You've  got  your  shot. 


If  you  were  a  Rookie  that  had  come  to  the  63rd  Regiment  at  Camp 
Meade — and  heard — 

Colonel  Croxton  bawl  out  a    ^^f- 
Shavetail, 

Or  Captain  Jones  lecture  on 
military  courtesy  and  discipline, 

Or  Captain  Horton,  when  you 
went  by  with  the  sweater  on  that 
"she"  had  sent  you, 

Or  the  medical  officer  over  at 
the  Infirmary  when  you  refused 
to  take  salts. 

Or  what  one  of  the  mess  ser- 
geants told  a  new  K.  P., 

Or  Sergeant  Boyer  of  "F"  Co.  telling  how  they  worked  'em  when  he 
was  a  recruit. 

Or  saw — 

Sergeant  Oliver  cleaning  mule  hair  out  of  his  toothbrush  with  a 
"cootie"  comb, 

Or  Osborn  or  "Red"  Inman  go  round  the  barracks  at  a  dead  run 
standing  up  on  their  horses. 

Or  Keeley  "double-timing"  it  up  to  the  red  barn  and  back,  with  Ser- 
geant Clump  of  "A"  Co.,  after  him. 

Or  the  M.  P.  after  he  had  tried  to  stop  the  "party"  behind  the  K.  C. 
hall  the  night  of  the  party. 

Or  Wood,  of  the  Supply  Co.,  thirty-eight  hours  after  his  week-end  pass 
began. 

Or  the  scrap  at  the  Headquarters  Company, 

Or  Jack  Ellis  making  'em  police  up  down  at  the  Supply  Company, 

Or  Driggars  riding  the  horse  that  had  the  Remount  "bluffed," 

Believe  me,  you  decided  right  off  that  you  sure  were  one  rookie  in  a 
regular  outfit. 


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Found:  In  the  "Issue  Ticket"  file  of  Supply  Sergeant  Ellis  the 
following  telegram:  "Ten  pound  baby  boy  arrived  this  morning." 
Jack  is  wondering  how  he  is  going  to  produce  the  goods  when  the  Zone 
Inspector  comes  around. 

It  is  very  bad  policy  to  make  a  purchase  without  first  sampling  the 
goods,  which  was  proven  to  the  sorrow  of  one  of  the  boys  who  paid  seven 
dollars  and  fifty  cents  of  perfectly  good  money  for  a  quart  of  pure  vinegar 
which  retails  at  any  grocery  store  at  twenty-five  cents.  All  is  not  gold 
that  glitters  and  all  is  not  whiskey  that  comes  with  a  Government  seal. 


S^t.  Oliver  givinc)  our"DEAfJ"-f=rier\<i  odvite. 


The  Sad  Tale  of  a  Camp  Meade  M.  P.       97 


THE  SAD  TALE  OF  A  CAMP  MEADE  M.  P. 

This  is  the  tale  of  Horatius  McFee, 

Camp  Meade  "anti-liquor"  M.  P., 

And  the  trouble  he  fell  in  when  he  started  quellin' 

Some  guys  in  the  line  Infantrie. 

Extreme  conscientious  was  he, 

His  orders  he  kept  to  a  T, 

And  he  took  great  delight  'n  this  one-sided  fightin' 

With  stewed  guys  that  hardly  could  see. 

'Twas  a  happy  Horatius  McFee, 

Detailed  as  Chief  of  M.  P.. 

To  keep  rum  from  prancin'  and  spoilin'  the  dancin/ 

At  the  Infantry  hop  and  soiree. 

Twas  a  big-feeling  Horatius  McFee 

Who  went  to  the  hall  as  M.  P., 

He  walked  proudly  in  and  he  ogled  the  wimen. 

And  kept  order  throughout  the  soiree. 

At  last  our  Horatius  McFee 

Espied  the  departure  of  three, 

And  a  dry  rasping  throttle  deduced  that  a  bottle 

Might  be  passed  with  the  contents  of  "  tea." 

Then  out  stole  young  Horatius  McFee, 

His  duty  lay  plain  as  could  be; 

By  the  moonlight  he  watched  'em  until  he  had  "kotched"  'em. 

A-pullin'  their  bottle  of  tea. 

Then  up  stepped  young  Horatius  McFee, 
"  You're  pinched  guys,  now  come  on  with  me," 
When  they  didn't  foller,  he  grabbed  on  the  collar. 
Of  a  guy  quite  as  hard  boiled  as  he. 

But  alas  for  the  valiant  M.  P. 

In  his  haste  he  had  quite  failed  to  see, 

In  the  guy  he  would  murder,  an  old  Sixty-thirder, 

Instead  of  a  rookie  like  he. 


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History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


A  week  in  the  hospital  he 

Lay  before  he  even  could  see, 

A  full  week  of  repenting  and  bitter  lamenting, 

Not  seeing  the  six  and  the  three. 

To  the  C.  O.  went  Horatius  McFee, 
"Sir,  please  send  me  down  to  Camp  Lee," 
Where  the  Sixty-thirder,  in  cold-blooded  murder, 
Can't  beat  up  an  M.  P.  like  me. 

Now  the  moral  for  every  M.  P. 
Has  to  do  with  the  care  with  which  he 
Should  size  up  his  guy'  an'  be  careful  at  tryin' 
To  bust  up  a  Sixty-third  spree. 


"its  no  riot"  _ 

JUSr  OUH  PUPULflK.  MAIL  OKDERLy-CUETIS-IN  HIS  DAILY  IZOUTlN&^Ji'"'" 


First  Lieutenant 
Archer  L.  Lerch 


Second  Lieutenant 
Victor  Thomason 


First  Lieutenant 
William  L.  Conway 


99 


Major 
Harry  E.  Clay 


Major 
Thompson  M.  Baird 


THE  Medical  Detachment  of  the  63rd  Infantry  was  or- 
ganized June  18,  1917,  at  the  Presidio  of  San  Francisco, 
CaL,  under  the  direction  of  Captain  Everett  O.  Jones, 
surgeon.  The  original  organization  was  composed  of  picked 
men  from  the  Ambulance  Co.  No.  2  and  Post  Hospital,  and 
its  members  were  all  from  the  Western  or  Middle  Western 
States. 

July  6,  1917,  Captain  Jones  was  succeeded  by  Captain 
Ernest  C.  Dalton  as  surgeon.  Captain  Dalton  had  recently 
returned  from  the  Mexican  border  and,  on  coming  to  the  63  rd, 
was  promoted  to  the  grade  of  major.  Under  him  the  men  were 
trained   in   all  modern  methods  of  emergency  first-aid  work, 


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102  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

hospital  corps  duties,  and  preliminary-  gas  defense.  Instruc- 
tion was  given  in  Prench  by  Pirst  Lieutenant  William  H. 
Blanchette,  a  doctor  and  native  of  France,  who  spoke  the 
language  fluently.  The  men  also  attended  other  French 
classes  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Hut.  In  addition  they  were  given 
an  instructive  course  in  medical  moving  pictures  in  the  Oregon 
Building. 

The  training  consisted  of  six  hours'  drilling  and  field  work, 
one  hour  of  French  and  one  hour  first-aid  and  minor  surgery 
each  day,  excepting  Saturday  and  Sunday,  and  a  twelve  to 
fifteen-mile  hike  once  a  week. 

At  the  Presidio  the  Hospital  Corps  inoculated  the  entire 
regiment  of  approximately  four  thousand  men  against  typhoid 
fever  and  smallpox.     At  Camp  Meade  these  men  were  again 


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Captain 
James  S.  Hewson 


Captain 
Frank  H.  CoUins 


Captain 
Ezra  F.  Mertz 


First  Lieutenant 
Thomas  F.  Moore 


First  Lieutenant 
Judson  F.  Browne 


First  Lieutenant 
Frank  A.  Murphy 


First  Lieutenant 

First  Lieutenant 

First  Lieutenant 

William  S.  Crawford 

Irving  R.  Hardy 
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Francis  J.  Slattery 

Chaplain 
James  H.  Dunham 


Chaplain 
Daniel  F.  Desmond 


Chaplain 
Melvin  V.  Ogle 


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Medical  Department 


105 


War  is  H— !" 


inoculated  with  Lipo 
pneumococcic  vaccine, 
making  in  all  about 
sixteen  thousand 
"shots"  of  vaccine  and 
eight  thousand  vaccina- 
tions. Every  possible 
precaution  was  taken 
to  immunize  the  entire 
regiment  against  con- 
tagious disease. 

Physically  the  men 
of  the  Hospital  Corps 
were  of  a  husky  type 
and  often  distinguished 
themselves.  On  one 
occasion,  after  having 
been  ridiculed  as  weaklings,  they  outpulled  in  a  tug  of  war  the 
heaviest  line  company  team  in  the  regiment. 

It  is  worthy  of  note  that  when  the  regiment  entrained  at 
San  Francisco,  in  eight  train  sections,  each  section  was  accom- 
panied by  six  medical  corps  men  and  one  medical  officer,  who 
did  their  work  so  well  that  the  regiment  arrived  at  Camp 

Meade  with  only  one  case  of  sickness 
developing  throughout  the  trip. 

It  was  a  matter  of  regret  to  the 
whole  regiment  that,  on  September  6, 
1918,  twenty  men  and  three  medical 
officers  were  taken  from  the  unit  to 
form  the  Medical  Corps  of  the  72nd 
Infantry,  with  Captain  Clay  as  sur- 
geon. One  week  later  Captain  Clay 
was  transferred  back,  relieving  Major 
Dalton  as  surgeon  of  the  63rd  Infantry, 


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LT-WAYMAN     HAS  A   nETHOD    ALL  HIS  OWN 


and  promoted  to  grade  of  major.     Major  Dalton  was  then 
transferred  to  the  71st  Infantry  and  later  to  the  PhiHppine 

Islands. 

The  Hospital  Corps  was 
there  filled  with  men  mostly 
from  the  States  of  Ohio  and 
New  York,  who,  under  the 
able  direction  of  Major  Clay, 
were  trained  to  a  state  of 
efficiency  second  to  none  in 
the  United  States  Army.  The 
men  were  fully  prepared  for 
overseas  front  line  duty  when 
the  armistice  was  signed.  Colonel  Pillsbury,  surgeon  of  the 
nth  Division,  to  which  this  organization  belonged,  used  the 
Medical  Corps  of  the  63rd  Infantry  as  an  example  in  personal 
appearance  as  well  as  paper  work  for  the  other  medical  units 
of  that  division. 

In  writing  the  story  of  the 
Medical  Department  we  take 
pleasure  in  mentioning  Mrs. 
Clay,  who  accompanied  her 
husband,  Major  Clay,  to 
Camp  Meade,  where  she  ^ 
greatly  endeared  herself  to 
the  men  of  the  Medical  De- 
partment. Mrs.  Clay  had 
been  a  trained  nurse  and, 
during  the  influenza  epidemic 
at  Camp  Meade,  gave  herself 
unsparingly  in  beautiful  ser- 
vice. 

Major    Clay    was    succeeded    by    Major    Thompson    M. 
Baird  as  surgeon.     Major  Baird  is  a  graduate  of  the  Jefferson 


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Medical  Department 


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Medical  College,  of  Philadelphia.  Before  entering  the  service 
he  had  a  large  practice  in  Wilkes-Barre,  Pa.  Major  Baird 
served  with  the  58th  Infantry 
of  the  4th  Division  in  France 
and  had  the  honor  of  leading 
the  ist  Battalion  into  action 
near  the  Vesle  River  on  August 
4,  191 8,  by  order  of  Brigadier- 
General  E.  E.  Booth.  For 
bravery  on  this  occasion  he  re- 
ceived the  Distinguished  Service 
Medal.  On  August  10,  1918, 
while  attending  a  wounded  man 
on  the  field  of  battle,  near  Fismes,  he  was  gassed  and  wounded. 

Recovering  from  his  wounds,  which  were  considered  fatal, 
he  was  assigned  chief  of  Medical  Service  R.  C,  Military  Hospi- 
tal No.  8,  in  Paris. 

The  Medical  Department  is  proud  of  his  record  and  highly 
favored  by  his  new  assignment. 

The  men  of  this  detachment  responded  to  their  country's 
call  and,  finding  places  of  service  in  the  Medical  Department 
of  the  63rd,  have  done  their  work  well.  Had  they  been  per- 
mitted to  go  to  the  front,  they  would  have  returned  with  the 
honors  of  war. 

Whatever  their  military  rating,  there  is  much  in  these 
men  of  the  Medical  Department  to  inspire  one  with  strength, 
optimism,  and  hope.  They  share  in  the  high  rating  given  by 
the  War  Department  to  the  whole  regiment. 

It  does  not  take  much  sagacity  to  predict  for  men  so 
thoroughly  trained  for  success  in  war  success  in  peace. 

"Peace  hath  her  victories  no  less  renowned  than  war." 
To  all  who  served  so  well  we  wish  the  victories  of  peace. 


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Major  Walter  E.  Black 


Second  Lieutenant 
Edgar  M.  Haas 


First  Lieutenant 

Alfred  P.  Kitson 

III 


First  Lieutenant 
Lorenzo  D.  Macy 


SOME  DON'TS  FOR  THE  SOLDIER  AND  EX-SOLDIER 

Don't,  for  }our  own  sake,  }our  friends,  and  )'our  Country,  forget  that 
}ou  have  seen  Honorable  Service  as  an  American  Soldier. 

Don't  be  "slouchy"  in  the  way  30U  wear  }'our  clothes.  Don't  leave 
your  overcoat  unbuttoned  or  wear  your  hat  on  the  side  of  your  head. 

Don't  amble  along;  walk  erect;  "poke  out"  your  chest  and  snap 
into  ever\'thing  you  do. 

Don't  be  a  Rowd\';  carry  yourself  like  a  Soldier.  It  wasn't  the 
"Hard  Guys"  that  won  the  war. 

Don't  fail  to  salute  an  Officer  when  you  meet  him.  It's  the  sign  of 
fellowship  in  the  Honorable  Profession  of  Arms,  and  shows  civilians  that 
you  have  military  breeding. 

Don't  be  discourteous  to  the  civilian  population  which  has  stood 
behind  >ou  so  nobly  by  giving  money  to  the  many  agencies  for  your 
comfort. 

Don't  forget  that  you  are  going  home  to  that  mother  who  knows 
you  are  the  best  soldier  Uncle  Sam  ever  had,  or  ever  will  have,  and  for 
her  sake,  if  for  nothing  else,  Keep  your  Record  Clean. 

Don't,  if  }ou  are  an  Overseas  Soldier,  call  the  man  who  did  not  get 
over  a  "Slacker."  You  were  lucky  and  he  wasn't,  that's  all.  Many  a 
better  man  that  \ou  didn't  have  a  chance  at  the  big  fight,  and  if  you 
insult  him,  he  will  be  doing  right  if  he  takes  part  of  his  disappointment 
out  on  \ou. 

Don't  be  the  "  Fall  Gu\"  and  buy  fake  campaign  buttons  or  ribbons. 
You  only  cheapen  ^our  uniform  and  make  yourself  look  ridiculous. 
Wait  until  the  Government  authorizes  a  Campaign  Badge  that  you  can 
wear  with  credit  and  pride. 

Don't  hang  around  the  city  until  you  are  "broke"  and  can't  get  home. 
Go  home  now  and  get  back  on  the  job. 

Don't  ever  cease  being  thankful  that  you  were  privileged  to  defend 
the  Rights  of  Humanity  in  War,  and  when  you  go  back  to  civil  life,  de- 
termine that  you  will  uphold  the  same  fine  ideals  which  inspired  you  as 
a  soldier.  You  have  shown  the  world  how  you  can  Fight;  now  show 
it  how  you  can  Live. 

Lorenzo  J).  Macy, 
First  Lieutenant,  63rd  Infantry, 
Commanding    Provost    Guard. 


Provost    Guard,     ist    Battalion,    63rd    Infantry 

Detachment 

THE  Provost  Guard  for  Baltimore  City  was  taken  over 
by  the  63rd  Infantry  Detachment,  January  23,  1919, 
reUeving  the  nth  Division  Mihtary  PoHce  Detach- 
ment, which  returned  to  Camp  Meade,  Md.,  at  that  time,  to 
be  mustered  out. 

The  guard  consisted  of  fifty  men  of  the  ist  BattaHon, 
under  command  of  First  Lieutenant  Lorenzo  D.  Macy. 
Major  Walter  E.  Black,  commanding  ist  Battalion,  63rd 
Infantry,  Curtis  Bay,  Md.,  was  provost  marshal  until  his 
transfer  to  command  of  2nd  Battalion,  East  Potomac  Park, 
Washington,  D.  C,  when  this  office  was  filled  by  his  successor, 
Major  Albert  R.  Dillingham. 

Headquarters  for  the  Guard  was  established  at  the  Central 
-Police  Station,  No.  2  East  Saratoga  Street.  A  small  room 
on  the  first  floor  was  used  as  an  office  and  orderly  room. 
Quarters  for  the  men  were  on  the  third  floor.  Here,  three 
large  airy  rooms,  shower  baths,  and  pool  room,  with  player 
piano  installed,  made  assignment  to  the  detachment  very 
attractive. 

Arrangements  were  made  for  the  men  to  mess  at  the 
W.  C.  C.  S.  Hotel,  Holliday  and  Lexington  Streets.  By  this 
arrangement  the  rations  were  drawn  from  the  Quartermaster 
and  turned  over  to  the  manager  of  the  hotel,  and  the  men 
were  furnished  a  splendid  mess  at  no  additional  cost. 

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1 14  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

The  work  was  interesting.  Most  of  the  offenses  dealt  with 
were  of  minor  character,  and,  with  the  exception  of  the  A.W. 
O.L.  and  desertion  cases,  due  almost  entirely  to  drink.  Much 
of  the  effort  put  forth  by  the  guard  was  in  bringing  boot- 
leggers to  justice. 

When  off  duty  many  visits  were  made  to  the  courts,  espe- 
cially the  police  courts.  Go  to  any  police  court  if  you  want  to 
study  life.  Not  life  as  it  should  be,  or  can  be,  but  life  as  it  is, 
with  a  great  number  of  weak-willed  and  habit-wrecked  beings 
who  are  brought  before  the  magistrate  to  answer  for  their 
weakness  and  their  crime.  Like  actors  on  a  stage,  but  with 
a  bitter  realism  not  possible  there,  they  run  before  you  the 
whole  gamut  of  human  emotion. 

The  hearty  cooperation  of  the  Police  Department,  and  the 
splendid  character  of  the  men  at  the  head  of  the  department, 
made  the  work  much  more  pleasant  than  it  otherwise  would 
have  been. 

The  men  of  the  detachment  displayed  good  judgment, 
grit,  and  loyalty;  they  carried  themselves  like  men  and  sol- 
diers and  discharged  the  hard  duties  of  the  provost  guard 
in  a  manner  worthy  of  the  63rd  Infantry. 


115 


First  in  Their  Lines 
Ii6 


Company   ''A" 

UPON  the  organization  of  the  regiment,  fifty  men  and 
*'Spot,"  under  the  command  of  the  only  officer  of  the 
company,  Captain  Wallace  McNamara,  moved  up  to 
the  barracks  to  be  occupied  by  the  63rd  Infantry,  and  formed 
Company  "A."  It  was  a  big  job  starting  all  over  again  but 
we  all  put  our  shoulders  to  the  wheel,  and  pushed  hard.  We 
were  small,  but  were  all  strong  for  Company  "A." 

On  July  28,  1917,  Lieutenant  Allan  Pendleton  reported 
to  the  company  and  took  command,  relieving  Captain  Mc- 
Namara, who  then  became  regimental  adjutant,  then  was 
soon  transferred,  and  we  were  left  with  only  one  officer.  An 
addition  of  thirty-one  recruits  and  four  non-commissioned 
officers  was  made  during  July,  bringing  the  enlisted  strength 
of  the  company  up  to  ninety  men.  The  new  men  soon  became 
boosters  and  before  long  we  became  almost  like  an  old  outfit. 
At  this  time  we  organized  a  baseball  team  that  held  its  own 
with  the  best  in  the  regiment. 

With  the  addition  of  three  new  officers,  work  began  in 
earnest.  We  built  dummies,  made  fencing  sticks,  and  dug 
various  kinds  of  trenches.  The  Company  Fund  bought  more 
athletic  equipment  and  we  played  as  hard  as  we  worked. 

Things  went  smoothly  through  October,  although  we  did 
our  "Squads  East,"  sang  Over  There,  and  counted  "One, — 
One, — Two,"  with  increasing  snap.  The  first  Thanksgiving 
dinner  of  Company  "A"  was  held  in  a  very  elaborately 
decorated  mess  hall.   Menu  cards  with  the  Company  roster  on 

117 


ii8  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

each  one  were  given  out.  They  made  a  big  hit,  and  so  did 
the  dinner.  Mess  Sergeant  Henry  T.  Klein  had  forgotten  noth- 
ing and  every  one  went  away  "full."  As  on  Thanksgiving, 
we  had  a  big  Christmas  spread. 

Early  in  January,  out  of  the  clear  sky  an  order  came  for  us 
to  proceed  to  North  Island,  San  Diego,  California.  We 
loaded  our  property  on  the  boat  at  the  Presidio  docks  and, 
eighty  strong,  plus  *'Spot, "  started  on  our  trip.  On  January 
nth  we  arrived  in  San  Diego,  rode  across  the  San  Diego  Bay 
to  North  Island,  and  at  once  moved  into  tents. 

North  Island  is  in  reality  a  long  peninsula  projecting  out 
into  San  Diego  Bay,  connected  to  the  mainland  on  the  Coro- 
nado  side  by  a  long,  narrow  " Sand  Spit."  On  the  island  is  the 
well  known  Army  Aviation  Station,  and  Rockwell  Field. 
The  Navy  also  has  a  part  of  the  Island  for  the  use  of  her 
aviators. 

All  day  long,  day  after  day,  there  were  planes  in  the  air 
flying  about  like  busy  bees  buzzing  around  a  honeycomb. 
They  were  not  only  in  the  air  but  everyAvhere;  we  were  there  to 
guard  them  against  fire  and  destruction,  and  we  did  it.  Two 
immense  searchlights  were  at  once  put  up,  which  lighted  practi- 
cally the  whole  island  at  night.  They  were  so  strong  that  the 
officer  of  the  day  could  mount  the  hundred-foot  tower  and,  by 
turning  the  lights  about,  could  almost  tell  whether  his  sentries 
were  on  post!  No  one  was  allowed  on  the  island  without  a 
pass,  and  the  rule  was  rigidly  adhered  to.  Frequent  night  fire 
drills  were  held;  on  these  occasions  the  island  had  to  be  en- 
circled in  double  time,  but  we  did  it,  not  always,  however, 
with  full  clothing  equipment.  The  guard  was  severe  at  first 
but,  with  the  addition  of  seventy-two  men  who  were  at  once 
sent  to  us  from  the  regiment,  it  became  much  easier. 

We  weren't  on  guard  all  of  the  time,  and  when  on  pass  were 
in  close  range  of  Camp  Kearney  and  Camp  Taliaferro  and 
within  four  hours  of  Los  Angeles.      From  camp  we  could 


Captain  Wilson  G.  Bingham 


First  Lieutenant 
Henry  D.  McCary 


First  Lieutenant 
Raymond  R.  Tourtillott 


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plainly  see  Point  Loma,  Fort  Rosecrans,  and  the  entrance  to 
San  Diego  Bay.  The  famous  Hotel  Del  Coronado  was  but  a 
thirty  minutes'  walk  from  camp.  Very  often  in  the  morning, 
before  our  work-out,  we  were  hiked  across  the  "Sand  Spit" 
and  around  the  hotel  and  then  through  its  beautiful  grounds. 
"Spot"  used  to  make  all  trips  with  us  and  would  even  try  to 
help  sing  Over  There^  as  we  hiked  along. 

We  had  a  very  good  baseball  field,  basketball  court,  and 
soccer  field;  and  we  used  them  all.  Plenty  of  athletic  equip- 
ment was  furnished  and,  in  spite  of  the  lazy  and  tropical 
weather,  there  was  always  someone  working  out.  Rabbit 
drives,  however,  were  the  greatest  diversion  and  more  fun, 
because  they  brought  results  on  the  mess  table  the  next  day. 
A  skirmish  line  would  be  formed  and  the  island  combed. 
Each  drive  paid  a  dozen  or  more  rabbits,  w^hich,  when  cleaned 
and  cooked,  tasted  pretty  good. 

Although  Company  "A"  had  come  by  this  time  to  be  a  big 
family,  and  we  had  ideal  climatic  conditions,  everyone  still 
longed  to  be  back  on  the  San  Francisco  flats.  March  ist 
brought  an  unexpected  order  to  return  to  San  Francisco. 
Lieutenant  Pendleton  read  it  in  the  mess  hall,  and  had  there 
been  any  roof  on  that  place,  the  cheering  would  have  raised 
it  off !  The  order  also  called  for  the  sending  out  of  four  separate 
detachments  to  be  attached  to  Company  "C, "  63rd  Infantry. 
A  change,  however,  was  all  we  wanted,  and  it  all  sounded 
mighty  good.  On  March  4th  a  detachment  of  one  corporal 
and  seven  men  left  for  Long  Beach,  California;  one  corporal 
and  seven  men  for  San  Pedro,  California;  one  corporal  and  ten 
men  to  New  Idria,  California;  and  one  sergeant,  four  corporals, 
and  twenty-one  men  for  Wilmington,  California;  the  rest  of  the 
company  entrained  at  the  same  time  for  San  Francisco,  and 
returned  over  the  same  route,  arriving  there  on  the  morning 
of  March  5th.  We  at  once  moved  into  the  brick  barracks. 
The  detachment  sent  to  Long  Beach  was  quartered  in 


122  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

barracks  and  did  guard  over  the  Craig  and  Los  Angeles  Ship- 
yards. The  San  Pedro  detachment  guarded  the  Los  Angeles 
Shipyard  and  Dry  Docks.  The  men  lived  in  barracks,  the 
climate  was  very  good,  and  the  guard  not  particularly  hard. 
The  men  sent  to  New  Idria  guarded  the  Cinne-bar  Quick- 
silver Mines,  which  are  said  to  produce  nearly  three-fourths  of 
the  total  output  in  the  United  States.  The  men  were  quartered 
in  new  barracks.  At  Wilmington  the  wooden  shipyards  of  the 
Chandler  Shipbuilding  Company  and  Fulton  Shipbuilding 
Company  were  guarded.  The  men  lived  in  barracks  and, 
although  the  guard  was  stiff,  liked  the  place  very  much. 

In  July  all  men  on  detached  service  joined  the  company 
and,  in  accordance  with  the  ever-prevalent  rumors,  everything 
was  made  ready  for  a  quick  departure  east. 

The  company  left  San  Francisco  on  August  12th  and 
arrived  at  Camp  Meade,  Maryland,  on  the  morning  of  the  19th, 
where  we  started  to  work  in  earnest.  Everyone  believed 
now  that  he  would  at  last  get  a  chance  at  the  Hun,  and  was 
preparing  himself. 

In  September  Captain  Oscar  H.  Beasley  was  assigned  and 
took  command  of  the  company.  He  greatly  inspired  the  men 
in  their  training,  due  to  the  fact  that  he  had  been  "Over 
There"  and  had  fought  the  Hun  himself.  When  the  armistice 
was  signed  "A"  Company  still  had  plenty  of  "pep"  and 
broke  up  a  Development  Battalion  parade  in  celebration  of  the 
so-called  peace  treaty.  On  January  17th  the  company  left 
Camp  Meade,  with  the  ist  Battalion  for  Curtis  Bay,  Maryland, 
and  at  once  settled  down  in  tents.  On  March  24th  Captain 
Beasley  became  a  civilian  and  Captain  Wilson  G.  Bingham 
succeeded  him  in  command,  making  the  seventh  company 
commander  "A"  Company  has  had  during  its  short  existence. 
We  believe  this  to  be  the  record  in  the  regiment.  We  are  very 
progressive  and  like  variety. 

{Coticluded  on  page  128) 


The  Sixty-Third  ''Growl 


123 


THE    SIXTY-THIRD   "GROWL" 


Tune:     Silver  Threads  among  the  Gold. 
Copyright  by  63rd  Infantry. 

I 


Darling,  I  am  growing  old, 
Silver  stripes  instead  of  gold. 
Now  that  peace  in  Europe  nears, 
I'll  be  back  in  seven  years. 

II 

I'll  drop  in  on  you  some  night, 
With  my  whiskers  long  and  white, 
Yes,  the  war  is  over,  dear. 
And  we  are  going  home,  I  hear. 

HI 

Home  again  with  you  once  more. 
Say — by  nineteen  twenty-four. 
Once  by  now  I  thought  I'd  be 
Sailing  o'er,  across  the  sea, 

IV 

To  the  place  we  hear  each  day, 
But  I'm  stuck  in  Curtis  Bay. 
You  can  hear  the  gang  all  curse. 
War  is  Hell,  but  peace  is  worse. 


V 


When  the  next  war  comes  around, 
In  the  front  line  I'll  be  found, 
I'll  rush  in  again,  "pell-mell," 
Yes,  I  will,  I  will  like  Hell! 


124  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


ANTHONY   COENEN,   TENOR 

In  full  accord  with  the  versatility  of  the  company  is  Private  Anthony 
Coenen,  the  six-foot  tenor  who  starred  at  the  Liberty  Theater  at  Camp 
Meade,  Maryland,  when  the  regimental  show  was  staged  there. 

Coenen  came  from  Tucson,  Arizona;  in  civil  life  he  studied  voice 
culture  under  the  direction  of  the  National  Opera  at  Mexico  City.  It 
was  real  talent  that  Coenen  brought  to  Camp. 

Coenen  sang  the  leading  male  part  in  the  musical  comedy  at  Camp 
Meade  in  a  clear  sweet  tenor  and  won  great  distinction.  After  his 
appearance  at  Camp  Meade,  officers  heard  him  in  their  private  clubrooms 
and  noted  civilians  listened  to  him  in  their  homes  in  Baltimore  and 
Washington.  The  company  also  enjoyed  his  lyrics  in  the  mess  hall  at 
the  wonderful  Thanksgiving  dinner  of  1918. 

At  present  Private  Coenen  is  under  training  with  Dr.  Frank  Damrosch, 
the  famous  teacher  of  voice  for  the  Metropolitan  Opera  Company  of 
New  York  City.  With  such  a  teacher  as  Damrosch,  and  such  a  fine  tenor 
voice  as  he  has,  Coenen  should  soon  be  ready  for  a  bright  career. 

BENEATH    "O.    D." 

There  are  oodles  of  advantages  in  being  a  Regular.  Then  again 
there  ain't.  For  instance,  intensive  training  under  a  broiling  Southern 
sky,  wearing  the  regulation  O.  D.  uniform. 

We  all  remember  those  blistering  August  days,  stabbin'  the  dummies. 
The  more  the  salty  brine  rolled  down  our  manly  torsos,  the  more  we 
wondered  why  in  Hell  we  weren't  issued  khaki  shirts  and  breeches.  But 
we  didn't  get  them ;  so  we  continued  to  perspire  and  froth  at  the  mouth. 

1  can  remember  how  glad  we  were  to  be  in  a  deep  trench.  We  used 
to  huddle  up  in  a  little  ball  to  take  advantage  of  the  bit  of  shade  thus 
afforded.  Somehow,  though,  there  was  always  an  officer  around  to 
"take  all  of  the  joy  out  of  life,"  and  up  we'd  get  and  start  anew.  We 
could  have  been  tried  for  what  we  thought — but  what  a  blessing  it  is  that 
we  can  think  what  we  please! 


Ready  for  Anything 
125 


In  and  Out  of  Khaki 

126 


Jokes  127 

THE  AMERICAN   SOLDIER 

He's  a  driller  and  a  drinker, 
He's  a  gambler  and  a  sport, 
He's  a  hard  old  hand  at  hiking, 

but  at  work  he's  rather  short, 
But  the  devil  likes  his  fighting 

and  the  hearty  way  it's  done; 
He's  a  cross  between  a  Christian 

and  the  devil's  only  son, 
He  has  vices  like  the  most  of  men 

and  virtues  like  a  few. 
But  when  you  thump  his  mettle 
You  will  find  its  ring  is  true. 
He's  a  mixture,  made  of  Capsicum 

with  fire  to  make  it  hot. 
On  his  record  as  a  soldier  there 

is  not  a  single  blot. 
He's  a  khaki-colored  cyclone 

with  the  lightning  in  its  heart, 
And  he  never  yet  has  turned  his  back 

nor  played  the  coward's  part. 
He  is  honored  by  the  title  of  a 

soldier  and  a  man; 
He  is  Uncle  Samuel's  nephew  and 

he's  all  American. 

"ETHEL" 

It  is  not  every  organization  that  is  favored  in  having  a  lady  on  its 
roll.  We  have  Ethel.  This  is  the  way  of  it.  The  Sixty-third  staged  a 
show  at  Camp  Meade,  Maryland.  No  show  is  a  go  unless  it  has  female 
characters.  So  we  had  to  have  several  impersonators.  "A"  Company 
furnished  Private  Carl  Ecker  who  impersonated  a  nifty  little  waitress  to 
perfection.  Carl  made  a  very  cunning  maid  for  the  main  act  and  pulled 
off  a  stunning  ballet  dance  between  acts.  As  Carl  is  not  very  tall,  you 
could  not  have  told  him  from  a  real  girl  unless  you  actually  knew  it  was 
he.  "Miss"  Ecker  made  such  a  well-remembered  hit  that  the  fitting 
female  name  "Ethel"  was  bestowed  upon  him,  and  it  has  seemed  to 
stick.  They  say  Ethel  is  married  to  a  sure-enough  lady;  now  would  you 
believe  it? 


128  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

(Continued  from  p.  122) 

We  have  lost  most  of  our  old  timers  through  transfers, 
officers'  training  camps,  etc., — we  even  lost  **Spot"  while 
crossing  the  plains  of  Nevada,  but  the  "A"  Company  spirit 
is  still  in  existence  and,  although  but  one  hundred  and  fifty- 
four  strong,  we  still  believe  we  are  the  best  company  in  the 
regiment. 


Company   */B' 


AV/f/?  '%f  /(ic/kf ' 


SOME  misguided  comedian  once  got  a  laugh  when  he 
begged,  "Let  me  jine  up  with  *B'  Company,  so  I'll 
be  there  when  they  go,  and  be  there  when  they  come 
back."  What  he  meant  by  "there"  is  somewhat 
hazy,  but  if  his  desire  was  to  be  on  the  job  at  all 
times,  never  to  be  lacking  in  the  pinches,  to  be 
loyal  always,  "B"  Company  of  the  63rd  Infantry 
would  have  suited  him  exactly;  for,  whatever  the 
task  (and  there  have  been  many  with  less  glory 
than  pain)  the  men  of  this,  the  second  lettered 
company  of  the  regiment,  have  never  been  found  wanting. 

Our  history  was  the  history  of  the  regiment  until  the  day 
in  January  when  we  were  ordered  to  Benicia  Arsenal  for  guard 
duty  there. 

Benicia  Arsenal,  once  the  most  desirable   army   post   in 
California,  is  a  good  mile  from  the  village  of  Benicia,  which 
has  seen  better  and  brighter  days,  having 
been  at  one  time  capital  of  the  Bear  State. 
The   arsenal    is    a    distributing    point    for 
Western  Department  ordnance,  and  a  great 
quantity  of  fixed  ammunition  and  high  ex- 
plosive was  stored  there  during  the  war. 
Triton  was  the  chief  source  of  worry,  and 
after    learning   that    it    takes    but    eighty 
pounds  of  this  powder  to  destroy  the  largest 
ship  afloat,  a  vigilant  guard  was  maintained  over  the  million 
9  129 


'j?//vrr'  nooR£ 


130  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


/feep    Me    boy-s-  ■jony 
i>y  /jin^/nn  /7<f/»7    tpe//ce- 
up   ^ie   ciro<yr/£^s  of  /He 


or  so  pounds  in  the  arsenal  warehouses.  Colonel  Frank  Baker, 
retired,  commanded  the  post,  and  did  all  in  his  power  to  make 
—^  the  men  and  officers  com- 

wWAT  j 

'%1%A  fortable. 

The  passing  of  six 
rather  uneventful  weeks 
left  the  company,  officers 
and  men,  in  a  state  of  an- 
ticipation, not  anticipation 
that  anything  would  hap- 
pen at  the  arsenal,  but  that 
orders  would  come  for  the 
outfit  to  rejoin  the  regi- 
ment. The  men  argued 
that  the  business  of  preventing  the  explosion  of  T.  N.  T. 
was  all  right  for  ordnance  troops,  but  that  a  company  of  the 
63  rd  Infantry  should  be  actively  engaged  in  making  good 
Germans  out  of  live  ones  somewhere  in  France.  Naturally, 
from  such  a  mood  a  crop  of  rumors  spread,  and  "  B  "  Company 


r/,e     yTTCrj     urere      rc/c/     i>o/<'or-c      /eff^,„y      /To^     r^o     r'/^/erff,ra&    7/^<f/ 

was  leaving  the  arsenal  on  an  average  of  twice  a  month.     Opti- 
mism gave  place  to  dark  despair,  however,  when,  instead  of 


Company  *'B" 


131 


orders  to  leave,  word  came  that  the  company  was  again  to  be 
reinforced,  this  time  by  a  detail  of  fifty  men  and  two  oflicers. 
This  addition 
so  overcrowd- 
ed the  quar- 
ters that  it 
was  necessary 
to  move  most 
of  the  com- 
pany to  what 
is  known  as 
Benicia  Bar- 
racks.   These 

hlllldinO'S  Shofty-^  '    toi/or-    .s/racA     o/'/ef    /"/    </oy . 

long  in  a  state  of  disrepair,  had  been  partially  renovated  for 
the  use  of  a  temporary  ordnance  school  for  the  training  of 
non-commissioned  oflicers,  and  are  situated  about  a  mile  from 
the  arsenal  proper.  Timber  for  the  construction  of  the  bar- 
racks was  shipped  around  the  Horn  in  the  early  eighties,  and 
they  had  housed  many  an  outfit  before  "  B  "  Company  took 

possession.  At  one  time 
General  U.  S.  Grant 
served  there  as  a  captain. 
Amid  these  surround- 
ings and  with  the  pros- 
pect of  several  more 
months  of  isolation  be- 
fore them  (it  being  spring) , 
several  of  the  men  passed 
from  bachelordom  into  a 
state  of  marital  bliss. 
A  greater  amount  of 


drill  was  now  possible,  inasmuch  as  the  men  were  doing  guard 
less  often,  and  an  efi^ort  was  made  to  catch  up  with  the  rest 


132  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


of  the  regiment  in  San  Francisco.     Several  of  the  other  de- 
tachments were  being  called  in,  and  glowing  accounts  of  the 

development  of  the  63  rd  into  a  fight- 
ing machine  were  being  received  at 
the  arsenal.  Recruits  from  Wash- 
ington and  Oregon  had  been  assigned 
to  the  regiment,  and  "B"  Company 
was  informed  that  its  quota  of  men 
was  waiting  for  it  at  the  Presidio. 

Finally,  after  six  and  a  half 
months'  watchful  waiting,  orders 
came  for  the  company  to  move  to 
San  Francisco.  On  July  22,  1918,  after  being  relieved  by  a 
detachment  of  United  States  Guards,  the  outfit  entrained  for 
the  Presidio.  The  resurrection  of  "B"  Company,  the  last 
organization  to  be  recalled,  completed  the  reconcentration  of 
the  regiment,  and  gave  substance  to  the  rumors  that  the  63  rd 
was  to  be  almost  immediately  sent  east  for  overseas  training. 
The  company,  after  getting  its  new  men,  numbered  two 
hundred  forty-four,  and  entered  into  preparations  for  the  east- 
ward move  with  enthusiasm  and  interest.  It  was  not  long  be- 
fore the  men  had  as  good  a  knowl- 
edge as  the  other  companies  of  the 
subjects  taken  up  in  their  absence. 
Of  the  trip  to  Camp  Meade 
little  need  be  said,  since  each  unit 
of  the  organization  shared  alike  in 
this  experience.  Indeed,  from  this 
time  the  story  of  "  B  "  Company  is 
so  closely  linked  with  that  of  the 
regiment  that  a  detailed  account 


lev^S     F^or^     MOMC 


would    entail    useless    repetition.    ^"^  "" 

Hence  it  is  the  ambition  of  this  narrative  to  picture,  as  nearly  as 

possible,  events  that  concern  "B"  Company  as  a  company. 


First  Lieutenant 
Frank  J.  Leard 


Captain 
Grady  H.  Pendergrast 


First  Lieutenant 
Ralph  E.  Powell 


First  Lieutenant 
Fred  H,  Reynolds 


Second  Lieutenant 
Walter  M.  Hampton 


Second  Lieutenant 
William  P.  Strong 


133 


Sergeants  Madden  and  Stiles  Hard  at  It 


All  the  Comforts  of  Home 
134 


«t> " 


Company  "B 


135 


Kuhn:  "Say,  Gaines,  is  Madden  from  a  rural 
section?" 

Gaines:     "No,  why  the  cross-examination?" 

Kuhn:  "Well,  I  saw  him  try  to  post  a  letter 
in  the  fire  box  over  in  Baltimore  recently." 

Lieutenant  Powell:  "Schultz,  that  hat  looks 
pretty  seedy.     Draw  a  new  one." 

Schultz:  "Yes,  sir.  And  I  would  like  to  get 
a  new  pair  of  breeches. 

Lieutenant  Powell:  "They  look  O.  K.  from 
here." 

Schultz:  "Yes,  sir,  but  I  split  them  in  the 
third  regimental  exercise." 

Officer  of  the  Day:     "Costello,  what  are  your     wing:  Halt,  who  dere? 

^.^«^-«1  ^^A^^^Zi"  Voice:  Officer  of  the  day. 

general  orders.''  wing:  what,   you   come. 

Costello:     "Sir,  I  have  been  in  the  army  nine  Zf  °"^'    ^^  "^^^^  ^^^'^ 
months  and  you  are  the  first  to  ask  me." 


136  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


At  Camp  Meade,  by  the  dim  light  of  a  few  lanterns,  all 
property  was  removed  from  the  cars  into  a  great  mud  hole, 

alongside  of  which  the 
engineer  had  obligingly 
halted,  and  afterward 
transferred  to  trucks  upon 
which  *'B"  Company 
made  a  not  too  triumphal 
entry  into  Camp  Meade. 
Upon  reaching  barracks 
it  was  a  case  of  "every 
man  for  himself  and  the 
devil  for  all."  While 
awaiting  breakfast,  which 


the  cooks  immediately  be- 
gan to  prepare,  the  men 
curled  up  on  the  floor,  with  packs  for  pillows,  and  snatched  an 
hour  of  much  needed  rest.  The  floor,  which  had  recently  been 
oiled,  left  its  lasting  impression  on  our  O.  D.  blouses  and 
breeches.  This,  however,  wasn't  discovered  until  daylight, 
which  disclosed  other  conditions  little  conducive  to  comfort. 
After  cleaning  the  barracks  and  getting  the  kitchen  fairly  well 
established,  it  was  found  that 
the  company  had  been  directed 
to  the  wrong  quarters,  and  it 
was  a  case  of  pull  up  and 
move  again. 

During  the  weeks  of  train- 
ing which  followed  on  drill 
field  and  range,  the  men  of 
'*B"  Company  worked  hard 
and  faithfully. 

Intensive  training  only  half-expressed  what  the  company 
was  going  through.     All  were  busy  mastering  the  bayonet, 


•SAYS  He:   oua-MT 

To    BE   HOM  e    TO 
HELP    >e=AW. 


<<D" 


Company  "B 


^2>7 


f\  MRN  SHOULD   N£V£F  LOS£  Hli    OflP    eSPeClftCLY 
OH  MIS  wiPDinor  nut. 


while  the  bombing,  ritie  grenade,  and  automatic  rifle  squads 
were  doing  double  duty.  The  men  quickly  learned  the  new 
combat  formations  and  were  more  than  once  commended 
for  the  manner  in  which  they  advanced  on  an  imaginary 
machine-gun  nest,  or  cleaned  out  a  German  trench. 

In  spite  of  rumors  that  an  armistice  was  to  be  signed  be- 
tween the  Entente  powers  and  the  German  Empire,  interest 
was  at  fever  heat  on  the  day  of 
the  divisional  review  before  Major- 
General  Carter.  The  company 
looked  formidable,  indeed,  arrayed 
in  overseas  togs,  and  contributed 
its  share  in  making  the  regiment 
the  best-looking  and  best-drilled 
outfit  of  the  division. 

Then  came  the  signing  of  the  armistice,  and,  although 
enthusiasm  died  out  to  a  large  degree,  as  was  natural  without 
the  incentive  of  future  foreign  service,  the  men  never  forgot 

that  they  were  members  of  "  B  "  Com- 
pany, nor  failed  in  any  duty.  It  was 
a  disappointed  but  game  outfit  that 
finally  gave  up  hope  of  reaching 
France.  In  January,  **B"  Company 
came  with  the  First  Battalion,  under 
Major  Walter  E.  Black,  to  Curtis 
Bay,  Maryland. 

History,  as  ever,  repeats  itself, 
and  "B"  Company  once  more  finds 
itself  guarding  T.  N.  T.  and  several 
other  mild  forms  of  explosive.  In 
fact,  it  is  believed  that  if  T.  N.  T.  had 
never  been  invented,  the  outfit  would 
long  ago  have  covered  itself  with  glory  on  European  soil.  As 
it  is,  the  government  just  had  to  have  this  organization  at 


J/m  13  in  tie    /»/// 
/    ^vffojm    th€ 

their  ovn   /■/., 


The  "o/d  fo//(s  "are  o/noys- 
e/eo-tei/    m/Ae/i    they  ht«^  o/ 


138  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

home.  It  is  a  sadly  depleted  company,  hardly  recognizable 
as  the  one  which  left  San  Francisco  almost  a  year  ago.  Many 
men  have  been  discharged,  leaving  a  total  of  one  hundred 
and  thirty-two  on  the  roster,  exclusive  of  twelve  provost 
guards  in  Baltimore. 

So  much  for  "B"  Company's  modest  part  in  the  great 
war,  for  that  it  was  a  part  cannot  be  denied.  Just  as  it  took 
all  kinds  of  men  to  make  the  army,  it  took  all  kinds  of  duty  to 
gain  victory.  Those  who  wear  white  service  chevrons  have 
an  interest  in  that  victory,  and  "B"  Company  w^ould  un- 
doubtedly have  worn  the  gold  with  credit,  had  the  opportunity 
been  offered. 


When  the  63rd  Regiment  Left  Home       139 

WHEN  THE  63RD   REGIMENT  LEFT   HOME 

Situated  there  .  .  . 

At  the  Golden  Gate  .  .  . 

On  the  edge  of  the  West  .  .  . 

The  rim  of  the  world  .  .  . 

Where  it  first  saw  light  of  day  .  .  . 

As  an  Army  unit  ... 

Commanded  by  the  best  Colonel  .  .  . 

The  most-loved  Colonel  .  .  . 

The  Army  knew  .  .  . 

The  63rd  Regiment  of  U.  S.  Infantry  .  .  . 

Inspired  by  the  fire  and  enthusiasm  .  .  . 

Of  its  energetic  Commander  .  .  . 

Commenced  its  training  in  earnest  .  .  . 

The  busy  days  glided  by    .  .  . 

Swiftly,  surely,  crowding  each  other  ... 

Hope  ran  feverishly  high  .  .  . 

Hearts  beat  fast  with  snap  and  "pep"  .  .  . 

As  they  marched  and  drilled  .  .  . 

Worked  and  sang  ... 

All  men  worked  as  one  .  .  . 

Hoping  eventually  to  smash  the  Hun  .  .  . 

That  single  thought  imbued  them  all  .  .  . 

All  hearts  loyally  beat  together  .  .  . 

Hope  and  confidence  .  .  . 

Showed  in  each  face  and  eye  ... 

Coordination  and  strength  .  .  . 

Marked  the  "Outfit"  as  its  own  .  .  . 

The  amalgamation  of  units  was  complete  ... 

The  proud  new  regiment  had  found  its  soul. 

Time  passed  and  weeks  .  .  . 

Quickly  hurried  into  months  .  .  . 

Yet  no  man  flinched  or  faltered  .  .  . 

But  worked  and  hoped  .  .  . 

Prayed  and  waited  .  .  . 

Finally  .  .  . 

Like  a  thunderbolt  from  the  clear  sky  .  .  . 

It  came  .  .  . 

Hurrah!    Hurrah!    Hurrah! 


140  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

The  longed-for  travel  order  .  .  . 
The  great  pulse  of  the  "outfit"  quickened  .  .  . 
Pent-up  hope  surged  again  .  .  . 
On  that  memorable  August  day  .  .  . 
The  sunshine  was  brighter  than  ever  before  .  .  . 
Snatches  of  "rag  time"  rent  the  air  .  .  . 
An  airplane  purred  lazily  overhead  .  .  . 
Whitecaps  galloped  gaily  on  the  Bay  .  .  . 
Sailboats  and  numerous  craft  .  .  . 
Plyed  here  and  there  .  .  . 
The  famous  old  Foghorn  .  .  . 
Was  for  once  silent  .  .  . 
The  distant,  dignified  hills  .  .  . 
Silent,  majestic,  unperturbed  .  .  . 
Smiled  down  as  if  desiring  .  .  . 
To  lend  their  strength  and  poise  .  .  . 
To  the  proud  63rd  .  .  . 
Feverish  packing  over  .  .  . 
Came  the  command"  Fall  in"  .  .  . 
The  band  played  for  the  last  time  .  .  . 
In  the  Old  Presidio  .  .  . 
The  regiment  sang  as  never  before  .  .  . 
'  We're  going  over  and  we  won't,  come  back  .  . 
Till  it's  over  "Over  There"  .  .  . 
In  column  of  squads  .  .  . 
The  regiment  headed  out  .  .  . 
While  Old  Presidio  ... 
That  has  seen  many  soldiers  .  .  . 
In  previous  years,  come  and  go  .  .  . 
Watched  again  .  .  . 
As  the  roads  reechoed  .  .  . 
The  Rymth,  Rymth,  Rymth  .  .  . 
Of  marching  feet. 

Down  Lombard  and  Van  Ness  .  .  . 
Across  Market  to  3rd  and  Townsend  .  .  . 
Marched  the  Proud  63rd  .  .  . 
Showing  in  step  and  bearing  .  .  . 
The  results  of  hard  training  .  .  . 
Eyes  snapping  with  pride  .  .  . 


When  the  63rd  Regiment  Left  Home       141 


As  they  scented  the  battle  fields  .  .  . 

Afar  off. 

Mothers  and  fathers  .  .  . 

Sisters  and  brothers  .  .  . 

Wives  and  sweethearts  .  .  . 

Friends  and  countrymen  .  .  . 

Lined  the  way  .  .  . 

Shedding  tears  .  .  . 

Applauding,  waving  fond  farewells  .  .  . 

To  the  pride  of  the  West  .  .  . 

Uttering  silent  prayers  .  .  . 

Knowing  these  hardy  men  .  .  . 

Would  win  in  any  cause  .  .  . 

They  were  called  upon  to  defend  .  ,  . 

The  Tourist  cars  were  filled  .  .  . 

To  full  capacity  .  .  . 

The  whistle  shrilled  .  .  . 

The  wheels  moved  slowly  .  .  . 

Gradually  gaining  in  momentum  .  .  . 

As  the  powerful  locomotive  .  .  . 

Belched  smoke  and  power  .  .  . 

Thousands  of  arms  went  up  waving  .  . 

Thousands  of  lusty  voices  .  .  . 

Were  heard  cheering  .  .  . 

As  the  train  pulled  away  .  .  . 

The  figures  in  olive  drab  .  .  . 

Watched  the  crowd  and  station  .  .  . 

Gradually  fade  from  sight  .  .  . 

Like  a  beautiful  Western  sunset  .  .  . 

Studded  with  a  million  blending  colors  . 

The  clickety  click  of  the  car  wheels  .  .  . 

Broke  in  on  each  man's  reflections  .  .  . 

The  sinking,  evening  sun  .  .  . 

Cast  long  swift  shadows  .  .  . 

Of  the  flying  troop  train  .  .  . 

The  voices  of  the  happy  troops  .  .  . 

Were  heard  above  the  noise  of  the  train 

Singing,  "  It's  a  long  way  to  Berlin 

But  we'll  get  there  .  .  . 

And  we're  on  our  way,  by  Heck." 


142  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

HEARD   ABOUT   CAMP 

It  is  hard  to  remember  the  days  when  Durkin  used  to  say  "thay"  for 
say,  and  "thave"  for  shave.  He  now  has  a  new  set  of  teeth  that  will 
make  his  pleasing  smile  popular  with  the  tooth-paste  advertisers. 

Sergeant  Levalley  was  made  provost  sergeant  for  ten  days,  just  long 
enough  to  have  the  baseball  diamond  leveled  up  by  the  boys  in  the  coop. 
Now  Levalley  is  clamoring  for  a  D.  S.  C. 

Andy  Smart  sat  down  on  post  one  day  to  fix  his  sock.  It  is  a  good 
thing  there  was  not  a  washtub  full  of  water  handy  for  the  O.  D.  might 
have  witnessed  "September  Morn"  instead  of  the  "Barefoot  Boy." 

Sergeant  Madden  recently  called  a  taxi  to  take  some  of  his  friends  for 
a  ride,  and  upon  arrival  they  were  astonished  to  find  that  said  taxi  was 
decorated  with  a  large  gong  and  footman  Bradley,  at  their  service. 

Company  "B"  is  not  assured  of  protection  from  fire,  for  Baker,  the 
Oregonian  chicken  dresser,  was  recently  appointed  to  a  seat  on  the  Curtis 
Bay  fire  chariot. 

Swede  Orbek  claims  he  can't  understand  Baltimorians.  He  says 
that  in  the  country  he  comes  from  they  call  it  a  "yug,"  but  Marylanders 
say  "yimmiyon." 

"Jim  Riordan"  forgot  he  was  in  the  army  at  Camp  Meade.  During 
the  intermission  at  a  show  in  the  Auditorium  he  asked  a  friend  to  step 
out  and  tip  one  over  with  him.  That  is  one  reason  we  feel  the  shows 
helped  the  boys  to  relax  and  forget  for  a  time  at  least  the  grind  of  the 
old  drill  grounds. 

Charley  Moore  says  he  had  excited  an  idea.  He  is  going  to  get  a 
camouflage  wife. 

"Selvera,  what  are  your  special  orders  for  this  post?"  demanded  the 
officer  of  the  day  on  a  dark  night  at  Benicia  Arsenal. 

Said  post  was  a  building  filled  to  the  ceiling  with  T.  N.  T.  Selvera, 
who  at  that  time  was  by  no  means  the  master  of  his  English  tongue  that 
he  is  now,  still  had  the  right  idea. 

"Speecial  order?"  he  began.  "Mus'  walk  'round  thees  buUdink. 
Keep  fine  watch  out.  Eft  git  seek,  call  corp'ral  guart.  Lot  nobody  come 
'round  thees  post.     Eft  come,  shoot  'um.     Try  shoot  'urn  flat." 

The  O.  D.  continued  the  motion,  confident  that  Selvera's  post  would 
be  well  guarded. 


ompany      C 

THE  best  company  of  the  best  regiment  of  the  United 
States  Army  had  its  beginning  at  the  Presidio  of  foggy 
San  Francisco  on  June  i,  1917,  when  fifty  enhsted  men, 
commanded  by  Lieutenant  F.C.  Phelps,  were  transferred  from 
Company  "C"  of  the  12th  Infantry,  to  become  Company 
**C, "  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry.  Seventeen  of  this  number  were 
recruits.  Lieutenant  Phelps,  after  giving  Company  "C"  its 
start  in  history,  was  relieved  of  his  command  by  Captain  C. 
S.  Bendel  on  June  21st. 

Captain  Bendel  was  transferred  on  July  13,  1917,  and 
the  command  was  taken  over  by  Lieutenant  Eugene  Weiss. 
On  July  i8th,  Captain  H.  M.  Bankhead  was  assigned  and 
took  command;  for  the  first  time,  Company  "C"  had  two 
officers,  Lieutenant  Weiss  not  being  relieved  until  July  31st. 

Lieutenant  Edgar  A.  Tully  was  assigned  to  Company  **C" 
on  August  8,  1918,  and  Captain  John  H.  Harrison  on  August 
15th.  With  Captain  Harrison,  came  the  big  hat  which  re- 
posed just  over  his  right  ear  and  the  familiar:  "Put  that  hat 
on  straight." 

Through  the  fall  season,  company  life  was  peaceful  and 
quiet,  the  usual  fatigue  and  guard  being  in  evidence  but 
nothing  out  of  the  ordinary,  except  a  passing  back  and  forth 
of  ** assistant"  details,  to  help  out  with  the  recruits  at  Fort 
Barry. 

Lieutenant  McMurray  was  assigned  to  Company  "C"  on 
September  27th,  and  on  September  29th,  Captain  Bankhead, 

143 


144  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

while  on  detached  service  at  Fort  Sill,  Oklahoma,  where  he 
went  August  15th,  was  appointed  Lieutenant-Colonel  of 
Infantry. 

From  January  7,  1918,  until  the  middle  of  April,  Sergeant 
Reed,  Corporal  Hacker,  and  a  detail  of  ten  men  were  in  Los 
Angeles  acting  as  a  Quartermaster  guard. 

During  the  latter  part  of  January,  came  word  that  the 
company  was  to  be  divided  into  several  detachments, 
for  industrial  guard  in  various  localities.  There  was  ample 
time  given  us  for  preparation  but  we  were  all  very  much  con- 
cerned over  the  item  of  pay;  at  last,  on  the  day  before  we  were 
to  leave,  the  company  was  paid  and  we  were  given  a  few 
hours'  leave,  in  which  to  distribute  the  pay-roll  over  the  most 
deserving  sections  of  San  Francisco  and  Oakland.  Everyone 
was  cautioned  to  remain  near  quarters  after  eleven  o'clock 
of  the  night  before  departure,  but  the  more  adventurous  ones 
made  frequent  trips  into  the  outside  world  and  it  was  truly 
miraculous  that  all  were  present  the  next  morning  when  the 
company  was  assembled.  The  detail  was  made  up  for  the 
New  Idria  station  and,  after  its  departure,  the  remainder  of 
the  company  with  Captain  Clay,  M.C.,  and  his  corps  of  **  pill- 
rollers,"  under  the  command  of  Lieutenant  McMurray, 
started  for  Long  Beach,  California,  February  ist.  This  detail 
reached  Los  Angeles  the  next  morning  and  was  again  divided 
into  two  detachments.  One,  of  forty  men,  under  the  command 
of  Lieutenant  Tully,  went  to  San  Pedro  to  assume  the  guard 
of  a  shipbuilding  plant;  the  remainder  of  the  company, 
under  the  command  of  Lieutenant  McMurray,  went  to  Long 
Beach  to  establish  company  headquarters  and  mount  guard 
over  another  shipbuilding  plant. 

The  New  Idria  men,  whose  duties  were  the  guarding 
of  the  Cinnebar  Mines,  got  little  comfort  from  the  first  glimpse 
of  their  new  station — just  hills,  red  rock,  and  shanties.  But 
they  soon  forgot  that  the  mail  arrived  by  stage  only  three 


First  Lieutenant 
Albert  C.  Newell 


First  Lieutenant 
Eugene  E.  Pratt 


Captain 
Thomas  L.  McMurray 


Second  Lieutenant 
Harold  L.  Turner 


First  Lieutenant 
Martin  Miller 


145 


The  Necessities  of  Life 
146 


Company  *'C  i47 

times  a  week  and  that  the  weather  through  February  and 
March  was  a  nightmare  of  rain,  snow,  and  red  mud.  The 
hotel  brought  pleasure  (helpmates,  in  a  few  cases)  into  the 
lives  of  the  men;  Camp  Two,  with  its  rocky  hillsides  and 
**  burrows, "  the  singing  classes  in  the  schoolhouse,  and  San 
Carlos,  with  its  aerial  tramway  and  its  Spanish  cooking, 
lightened  the  off  hours.  The  I.  W.  W.  (Idria  Wild  Women) 
proved  alluring;  for  their  benefit  a  dance  and  cake  auction  was 
held  in  the  mess  hall,  and,  later  on,  for  forty  soldierettes  from 
Hollister  High  School,  the  boys  staged  a  Thrift  Stamp  Dance. 

There  were  other  dances  that  proved  rare  treats  out  there 
sixty-three  miles  from  civilization,  one,  for  instance,  which 
celebrated  the  opening  of  some  new  bungalows  which  had 
been  built  on  the  hill  back  of  the  schoolhouse;  another  was 
held  in  the  new  squad  room  which  had  been  built  for  *'A" 
Company's  detachment.  Talk  about  "ye  old  times"  back  on 
the  farm  and  the  early  days  of  the  wild  and  woolly  West !  They 
had  nothing  on  these  social  affairs — lanterns,  candles,  'n  every- 
thing, even  to  the  music.  As  "Hoop"  used  to  say,  "If  they 
get  sore,  they  may  take  the  orchestra  out  under  their  arm." 
Even  the  widow  who  lived  across  the  street  from  quarters 
laid  in  a  stock  of  the  latest  jazz  numbers  for  her  phonograph. 

During  the  winter  and  early  spring  when  the  slush  and  mud 
was  knee-deep,  Lieutenant  McDonald  put  in  an  urgent  request 
for  boots,  so  that  walking  post  would  become  something  less  of 
an  adventure;  in  answer,  two  bulky  boxes  arrived  on  the  stage 
one  day,  during  the  hottest  and  dryest  months  of  the  year. 
Soon  after  this  (on  July  23rd),  orders  came  for  the  detachment 
to  rejoin  the  regiment  at  the  Presidio. 

By  the  last  of  April  most  of  the  detachments  were  back  at 
the  Presidio  (the  New  Idrians  were  the  last  to  arrive) ;  here 
the  customary  guard  and  fatigue  were  resumed.  We  fell  back 
into  the  old  rut  of  garrison  affairs  and  made  ourselves  known 
once  more  in  the  social  life  of  San  Francisco  and  Oakland. 


148  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

Some  time  in  May  there  came  "floating  down  the  wind" 
rumors  of  a  lot  of  "babes  '*  and  then  "overseas ! "  as  soon  as  the 
recruits  could  be  whipped  into  shape.  The  "  babes  "  materialized 
in  a  great  horde  from  Angel  Island  on  May  25th;  by  the  last  of 
July  we  were  up  to  full  war  strength.  From  then  on,  we 
lived  under  a  nervous  tension  of  anticipation.  Each  new 
rumor  pertaining  to  departure  brought  a  shout  from  those  who 
heard  it  and  the  training  was  speeded  up  all  along  the  line. 

For  some  time  we  had  good  reason  to  believe  we 
would  soon  be  sent  to  Camp  Meade,  Maryland,  for  intensive 
"overseas"  training  but  it  was  not  until  about  August  8th 
that  we  received  definite  word.  After  our  trip  across  the 
continent,  we  settled  down  to  hard  work  at  Camp  Meade. 
A  week  at  the  range,  our  loss  of  forty  men  to  "C"  Company  of 
the  72nd,  a  few  days  at  Glen  Burnie,  followed  close  on  our 
arrival.  Quarantine  for  the  "flu"  shut  down  on  September 
14th,  but  the  work  kept  on;  Lieutenant  Stephens,  back  from 
the  front,  started  us  in  a  new  kind  of  training.  Hand  grenade 
work  and  "automatic"  practice  were  the  new  features. 

A  reorganization  of  the  company  became  necessary  when 
Sergeant  Peters  left  us  on  September  26th. 

After  this  we  were  chiefly  occupied  with  "bunk-fatigue," 
when  not  on  the  training  field,  and  the  days  were  a  succession 
of  heart-breaking  attempts  to  become  top-notchers  in  every- 
thing pertaining  to  Hun-extermination.  Some  of  the  boys 
even  learned  strong  language  and,  to  this  day,  many  of  them 
remember  the  words  they  learned  then  and  hoped  some  day  to 
whisper  into  the  ear  of  a  Hun — hence  the  frequent  statement 
nowadays,  "No,  I  don't  swear  but  I  know  all  of  the  words." 
Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  our  daily  training  demanded 
wallowing  in  the  sand  of  the  training  field,  and  rifles  generally 
carried  good  loads  of  sand  in  bore  and  magazine,  everything 
had  to  be  spick  and  span  for  Saturday  inspection  and  the 
company's  woodpile   became   the  means  of  convincing  some 


Company  "C"  149 

of  us  that  guns  simply  must  be  clean  for  inspection,  regardless 
of  the  week's  adventures  and  accidents. 

During  October  we  learned,  to  a  certainty,  that  if  the 
Kaiser  held  out  much  longer  we  would  get  a  crack  at  him. 
''Overseas"  equipment  was  "dished  out"  to  us  from  time  to 
time  and  with  each  addition  a  new  series  of  photographs  was 
started  and  a  good  many  of  the  men  have  photographs  show- 
ing each  stage  in  the  evolution  of  uniform,  from  "home  guard" 
to  "overseas." 

After  giving  us  just  about  all  one  man  could  be  expected  to 
give,  in  the  way  of  "pep"  and  the  technique  of  Hun-slaughter, 
Lieutenant  Stephens  left  us  for  the  Machine  Gun  Company  on 
October  nth.  We  still  frequently  heard  his  snappy  com- 
mands of  "Aaaaat-ees,"  which  always  carried  a  delightful 
little  squeak  at  the  end,  and  we  have  often  wondered  whether 
or  not  he  resented  hearing  us  mimic  this  command  when 
he  was  sighted  somewhere  in  our  vicinity — probably  not, 
though,  as  it  generally  brought  a  smile  of  recognition  to  his 
face  and  he  knew  he  was  not  forgotten. 

The  armistice  news  came  to  us  as  "straight  stuff"  on  the 
day  of  Lieutenant  Stephens'  departure  but  it  was  several  days 
before  we  were  willing  to  believe  it  and  let  our  hopes  fall  fiat. 
Many  of  the  other  organizations  in  camp  went  wild  with  the 
news  and  their  serpentines  and  processions  of  bands  were 
sources  of  annoyance  to  most  of  the  company,  who,  with  the 
news  of  peace,  discovered  that  they  had  been  "left  in 
the  soup"  and  had  devoted  many  months  of  hard  work 
to  the  starting  of  something  they  couldn't  finish. 

Thanksgiving  came  with  its  big  dinner  and  numerous 
invitations  from  friends  in  towns  near-by.  The  "flu"  quaran- 
tine had  been  lifted  early  in  November  but  training  had  con- 
tinued to  be  strenuous  during  the  entire  month,  so  very  few  of 
us  took  advantage  of  available  liberty-days  until  Thanks- 
giving, and  that  period  brought  very  pleasant  relaxation. 


150  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

More  ''parties,"  and  very  little  hard  duty,  brought  us  to 
New  Year's  and  the  rumors  of  our  assignment  to  a  new  station 
came  more  frequently.  Curtis  Bay  was  the  result.  Life 
here  was  uneventful  and  not  long  after  our  arrival  "homing 
fever"  seemed  to  spring  up  in  the  company.  The  company 
orderly  room  was  immediately  flooded  with  applications  to  be 
discharged.  The  reasons  were  multitudinous  and  various, 
but,  as  the  saying  goes,  ''variety  is  the  spice  of  life."  The 
fever  did  not  seem  to  limit  itself  to  the  enlisted  personnel  of  the 
company  but  took  root  in  the  officers  as  well.  Our  old  friend, 
Lieutenant  Matson,  whose  new  acquisition  was:  "Requisi- 
tion gone  forward,"  picked  up  and  left  us.  We  all  hope 
that  he  has  the  success  in  civil  life  that  he  had  as  supply 
officer  of  the  company  and  then  of  the  battalion. 

The  company  was  taken  over  by  Lieutenant  Pratt  when 
Captain  McMurray  left  us  in  March  for  the  school  at  Camp 
Benning,  Georgia. 


Spicy  Spasms  151 

SPICY  SPASMS 

Kelly  has  put  in  for  his  old  job  in  a  San  Francisco  bank — as  a  banker, 
Kelly  ought  to  make  a  good  janitor. 

Sergeant  Trickle,  of  Post  Exchange  fame,  has  returned  to  his  many 
acres  up  in  the  wheat  country — acquired  with  the  spoils  of  war. 

Sergeant  Higgins  looked  like  a  prosperous  bootlegger  to  the  M.  P. 
in  Camp  Meade,  when  he  came  off  pass  from  Baltimore.  His  suit  case 
promised  a  rich  find  but  Mr.  M.  P.  couldn't  catch  old  "Dad"  napping; 
all  that  could  be  found  in  said  suit  case  was  a  military  hairbrush,  tooth 
paste,  a  few  socks,  and  a  comb. 

The  famous  old  International  Squad  was  the  "cream  of  the  earth," 
and  no  disputing  it.  "Jew"  Hurowitz  was  the  original  number  one  and 
some  pivot  he  was;  number  two  was  from  the  far  east  and  a  regular  Yip 
Sing  Highbinder,  named  Gwee.  Number  three  was  the  famous  big- 
mouth  Peche,  he  being  a  Polly- voo-Fransay;  number  four  was  the  crazy 
harp,  named  Dinnie  Meeham  Farrell,  who  had  never  seen  the  Emerald 
Isle  but  whose  ancestors  had  kissed  the  "  Blarney  Stone." 

Now  for  the  rear  rank:  number  one,  named  Giavaras  (a  Greek),  to 
run  over  the  Jew  if  he  stopped  too  quick;  number  two,  a  gent  from  Japan, 
named  Minamoto,  who  was  the  runt  of  the  squad  but  knew  the  nomencla- 
ture of  the  rifle  from  A  to  Z.  Number  three  was  a  regular  Swenska  who 
was  A.  W.  O.  L?  for  six  days  when  they  found  out  he  was  in  the  hospital. 
Number  four,  second  in  command,  was  a  regular  fellow,  named  Boggiano, 
a  "Wop"  from  California,  who  was  some  heel  buster  on  his  forward  man. 
Altogether  they  were  some  squad,  even  if  they  had  to  have  an  interpreter. 

Sergeant  Harry  Miller  writes  from  the  young  ladies'  seminary,  where 
he  is  teaching  military  tactics  according  to  his  own  adaptations  of  the 
I,  D.  R.,  Guard  Manners,  etc.,  that  he  is  having  some  difficulty  in  con- 
vincing his  Lieutenant  of  the  wisdom  of  revising  military  functions  to 
suit  the  circumstances;  he  says  the  soldierettes  pie  the  deal  almost  every 
evening  when  they  try  to  dance  during  Retreat  and  Colors  (some  of  those 
calls  are  kinda  jazzy)  and  that  he  has  had  to  cut  out  reveille  entirely,  as 
the  first  morning's  experience  was  altogether  too  much  for  a  diffident 
married  man  who  still  loves  his  wife  and  four  children. 


152  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

"Hoopsnake"  Armstrong  is  famous  for  the  originality  he  exhibits  in 
some  of  the  combinations  of  ingredients  he  throws  together  for  mess,  but 
the  last  straw  fell  one  morning  when  he  threw  the  salt  bag  at  the  pan  of 
fried  spuds  and  forgot  to  stir  up  the  result.  Very  shortly  after  breakfast 
he  was  presented  with  Major  Black's  order,  reducing  him  from  Cook  ist 
Class  to  Cook  3rd  Class. 

While  at  the  Camp  Meade  range,  Corporal  Roberts  was  searching  his 
tent  for  some  missing  article,  when  Private  Correl  entered  and  solicitously 
asked  if  he  could  assist  in  the  search.  Bob  answered  that  some  one  had 
taken  the  squad's  skirmish  line  and  instructed  him  to  draw  a  new  one 
from  the  Supply  Sergeant.  Fortunately  the  supply  tent  was  un- 
occupied at  the  time,  so  Correl  was  spared  a  trip  to  the  hospital. 

Soldier:     "Why  that  kind  of  tobacco,  Frank?" 
Ulrich:     "  Rebenstorf  can't  smoke  it." 

We  can't  remember  the  name  of  the  Lieutenant  who  competed  with 
Corporal  Ulrich  for  the  appointment  of  Postmaster  at  Wilmington — but 
it  was  the  one  who  sent  Denny  Farrell  to  Long  Beach  for  special  duty 
and  on  the  same  evening  appeared  at  the  P.  O.  to  confer  with  the  Post- 
mistress and  to  offer  his  services  in  the  arduous  task  of  preventing  a 
congestion  (of  soldiers)  at  the  stamp  window. 

The  Postmistress  was  leaving  for  Long  Beach  when  he  arrived  (just 
ahead  of  Frank)  and  she  announced  that  the  appointment  had  already 
been  bestowed  upon  a  black-haired  private  whose  eyebrows  meet 
attractively  over  his  nose. 

You  should  have  seen  "C"  bring  home  the  bacon  at  Camp  Meade  in 
the  regimental  field-meet,  with  our  cracked  drill  team;  why,  we  had  the 
umpires  so  completely  bamboozled  with  the  snap  of  it  all,  that  Corporal 
Hargrave  presented  arms  and  made  two  pretty  about-faces  while  still  at 
present  and  got  away  with  it.     We  sure  had  them  dazzled. 

Corporal  Rebenstorf,  who  hails  from  Elgin,  Illinois,  took  a  furlough 
to  the  Sucker  State,  with  the  intention  of  becoming  a  benedict.  When 
he  arrived,  he  found  the  other  party  on  the  knee  of  a  sailor,  so  Count  Von 
Rebenstorf  surrendered  all  rights  in  the  fair  damsel  to  the  Naval  Reserve. 


Spicy  Spasms  153 

We  wonder  how  it  feels  to  write  your  name  on  a  powder  magazine  at 
Curtis  Bay  and  then  have  to  buy  paint  and  paint  the  magazine. 
Ask  Schmalsle — he  knows. 

Smoky  Joe  Collins  says  his  home  State,  West  Virginia,  is  rolling  coun- 
try, and  from  what  we  have  seen  of  it,  he  is  right. 

You  could  plant  potatoes  on  one  hill  and  the  following  day  find  them 
on  the  next. 

We  hope  Big  Russell  will  get  back  on  the  Portland,  Oregon,  police 
force;  we  might  want  to  take  the  city  by  surprise  and  it  is  nice  to  be  in 
with  the  cops. 

We  can't  figure  out  how  they  dared  to  keep  John  Murphy  in  the 
States  while  the  war  was  on,  with  the  dangerous  weapon  he  carries. 

When  John  starts  to  smoke  that  pipe,  it's  gas!  Test  for  gas!  Keep 
your  mask  on  in  this  case  though  and  see  if  the  weapon  is  unsheathed  and 
burning. 

Haughton,  the  champion  goat-getter  know-it-all,  got  into  an  argu- 
ment with  Pap  Perkins  as  to  whether  or  not  the  Star-Spangled  Banner 
had  always  been  a  national  anthem.  The  argument  finally  wound  up  in 
a  bet  of  five  dollars,  which  they  placed  upon  a  bunk  and  then  proceeded  to 
consult  a  IVorld's  Almanac.  When  the  decision  was  reached  it  was 
found  that  a  neutral  had  won  the  bet.  Which  proves  that  it  doesn't 
always  take  a  book  to  win  a  bet. 

Gwee  and  Fook  are  the  only  two  men  in  the  company  who  come  into 
the  Orderly  Room  and  don't  try  to  read  everything  in  sight. 

While  training  Minamoto  for  a  model  "dog-robber,"  Sergeant  Cooper 
sent  him  to  the  kitchen  one  evening  with  a  request  to  Sergeant  Hughes 
for  a  pail  of  beer.  Sergeant  Hughes  absent-mindedly  told  Minamoto  to 
go  somewhere,  and,  as  our  little  Jap  thought  it  would  be  too  long  a  journey 
for  one  evening,  he  took  the  next  best  alternative  and  called  on  Sergeant 
White  in  the  Supply  Room.  All  was  serene  from  there  on  and  he  very 
promptly  turned  up  at  the  Orderly  Room  presenting  Cooper  with  the 
Supply  Sergeant's  respects  and  a  bucket  of  saddle  soap.  A  scuttle  of 
suds  was  his  alibi  and  he  had  the  Top  "stood  off." 


154  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

Corporal  Morrison  ought  to  make  good  at  running  guns  or  booze  into 
the  United  States  when  he  leaves  the  63rd,  if  he  hasn't  lost  his  knack  for 
slipping  by  the  guards  since  he  left  Camp  Meade — Camp  Meade  was 
pickin's  for  him  during  the  "flu"  quarantine. 

While  at  Wilmington,  the  Baldwin  brothers  spent  most  of  their  off- 
guard  time  in  the  sardine  cannery;  it  was  impossible  to  determine  whether 
they  were  sardine  packers  or  chicken  inspectors — maybe  both. 

Private  Peche  (pronounced  Pehshay)  claimed,  before  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  72nd  Infantry,  that  the  Coast  League  wanted  him  to  pitch 
for  them;  but  "C"  Company  already  had  first  claim  on  him — he  had  been 
detailed  as  water-boy  for  the  company  team. 

Of  course,  this  doesn't  prove  anything  but  it  does  show  how  easily 
soldiers  adapt  themselves  (and  their  feet)  to  circumstances.  Abe  Math- 
ews loaned  his  very  best  Sunday-go-to-meetin'  pair  of  shoes  to  a  Lieuten- 
ant who  is  said  to  be  a  descendant  of  the  Father  of  our  Country;  Abe 
understood  that  he  was  lending  the  shoes  to  be  worn  during  the  trip 
between  Frisco  and  Camp  Meade  but  evidently  the  Lieutenant  considered 
the  transaction  in  the  manner  of  a  gift — at  any  rate  Abe  is  still  minus  the 
"kicks." 


'  As  You  Were ' 
155 


THE   PLACE   FOR    KAISER   BILL 

'Bout  every  one  has  had  his  say 
As  to  where  to  put  that  Hun: 
The  one  that  started  for  Paree, 
But  went  back  on  the  run. 

To  make  it  clear  to  one  and  all, 
I  shall  try  to  put  you  wiser: 
'Tis  no  one  more  nor  less 
Than  Butcher  Bill,  the  Kaiser. 

Some  on  a  lonely  isle  would  place  him. 
And  there,  day  by  day, 
In  solitude  and  loneliness 
He  would  slowly  pass  away. 

Some  to  hell  would  send  him. 
And  on  hot  coals  make  him  dance, 
With  naught  to  drink  but  mustard  gas 
That  burned  the  fields  of  France. 

Now  give  me  your  attention. 
And  every  one  I'll  tell: 
The  place  I  have  in  mind: 
Would  be  better  far  than  hell. 

For  this  is  my  suggestion, 
And  it's  good,  1  think,  indeed: 
Just  ship  him  to  the  U.  S.  A. 
And  intern  him  at  Camp  Meade. 


156 


Company   **D" 

COMPANY  "D"  was  organized  at  the  Presidio  of  San 
Francisco,  California,  June  i,  1917,  the  personnel  con- 
sisting of  First  Lieutenant  M.  H.  Quesenberry  and 
forty-nine  enHsted  men  from  the  old  12th  U.  S.  Infantry. 
These  men  were  recruited  at  Jefferson  Barracks,  Missouri, 
and  had  seen  service  on  the  Mexican  border  and  were  well 
qualified  for  the  job  of  breaking  in  recruits.  Part  of  the  first 
work  these  men  were  called  on  to  do  was  teaching  eighteen 
recruits  the  ups  and  downs  of  the  Springfield  rifle  at  the  Fort 
Barry  Rifle  Range,  where  target  practice  was  an  important 
part  of  the  training. 

In  the  latter  part  of  1917  several  oflftcers  joined  the  com- 
pany and  helped  with  the  work  of  whipping  the  men  into 
fighting  shape.  Lieutenant  Winfield  took  command  of  the 
company  when  Captain  Quesenberry  was  transferred  to  the 
Machine  Gun  Company.  During  this  time,  the  enlisted 
personnel  reached  a  total  of  two  hundred  and  five  men, 
being  volunteers  from  every  State  west  of  the  Mississippi 
River. 

On  the  first  of  February,  1918,  Lieutenant  Winfield  left 
with  Company  "D,"  for  Garfield,  Utah,  for  guard  duty  in 
that  State  and  Idaho. 

Lieutenant  Lathrop  was  sent  to  Grace,  Idaho,  with  twenty- 
nine  enlisted  men  to  relieve  the  National  Guard  stationed 
there.  The  National  Guard  outfit  had  considerable  trouble, 
and  several  members  were  temporarily  disabled  in  mix-ups  with 

157 


158  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

I.  W.  W.'s  and  Pro-Germans.  The  officer  in  command  had 
just  received  a  high-power  rifle  bullet  through  his  hat  from  an 
I.  W.  W.  This  was  stopped  as  soon  as  the  63rd  Regulars  of 
Company  "D"  took  charge  of  the  place. 

Guard  duty  was  performed  on  the  property  of  the  Utah 
Power  and  Light  Company  which  consisted  of  a  large  dam 
one-half  mile  north  of  Grace,  and  the  fifty  thousand  horse- 
power electric  plant  seven  miles  southwest  of  Grace. 

Eleven  enlisted  men  under  a  sergeant  were  sent  to  Toole, 
Utah,  to  guard  the  copper  mines  at  that  place  and  to  put  down 
activities  on  the  part  of  the  I.  W.  W.  striking  miners. 

Nine  enlisted  men  under  a  sergeant  were  sent  to  Bingham 
to  guard  the  tunnels  and  the  property  of  the  Bingham  and 
Garfield  Railroad. 

Guards  were  sent  daily  to  Magna  and  Arthur,  Utah,  to 
protect  the  smelters  at  those  places  from  the  headquarters  in 
Garfield. 

A  well  remembered  detail  of  the  stay  at  Garfield  was  the 
capture  of  a  husky  bear  cub  which  two  small  boys  had  cornered 
in  a  deserted  building.  The  bear  had  deserted  the  National 
Guards,  not  being  fond  of  their  company,  and  they  had  been 
unable  to  locate  him  on  their  departure.  The  whole  force 
turned  out  to  capture  him  with  all  available  rope  and  baling 
wire  in  camp  as  well  as  garden  rakes  and  other  ofi"ensive 
weapons.  Sergeant  George  Anderson  slipped  a  rope  around 
his  body,  all  pulled,  and  the  bear  was  led  to  the  company 
barracks.  He  was  appointed  company  mascot  on  the  spot 
and  was  a  favorite  of  every  member  of  Company  **D";  it 
was  with  deep  regret  that  we  were  forced  to  leave  him  with  the 
Cooks'  and  Bakers'  School  when  we  left  on  our  trip  to  Camp 
Meade.  Efforts  are  now  being  made  by  the  company  to 
locate  and  get  our  friend  back  to  the  best  home  he  ever  had. 

It  was  on  March  3,  1918,  that  the  Company  entrained  at 
Garfield  for  the  Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  California,  a  pro- 


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First  Lieutenant 
Clarence  L.  O'Neil 


Captain 
Leslie  T.  Lathrop 


Second  Lieutenant 
John  F.  Farley 


Second  Lieutenant 
James  A.  Kehoe 


159 


Company  "D"  i6i 

cedure  which  the  community,  especially  the  girls,  deeply 
regretted,  as  the  people  had  formed  a  deep  affection  for  the 
boys  of  the  detachment.  At  this  time  Captain  Charles  N. 
Stephens  took  command  of  the  company. 

The  long-heralded  move  to  an  Eastern  cantonment  took 
place  on  August  12,  19 18,  and  there  was  joy  in  the  heart  of 
each  man  as  every  one  felt  positive  that  before  many  weeks 
passed  they  would  be  chasing  the  Boche  out  of  France  and  far 
over  the  border  of  his  own  country. 

Among  the  first  things  started  at  Camp  Meade  were  further 
exercises  fitting  the  men  for  the  target  range,  as  we  had  only 
eight  days  in  which  to  fit  the  company  for  the  range.  We 
had  orders  to  proceed  to  Camp  Meade  Rifle  Range  on  August 
28,  1918,  and  left  on  our  two-hour  hike  with  heavy  packs  over 
a  dusty  road  at  8:00  a.  m.  on  that  day.  How  the  boys  missed 
the  cool  California  climate  on  this  memorable  hike !  And  it  was 
about  this  time  they  really  began  to  see  the  serious  side  of 
war.  By  the  time  tents  were  up  and  garbage  dumps  dug,  all 
were  ready  for  ''  slum,"  and  bed,  and  it  is  safe  to  say  that  no 
feather  bed  ever  felt  more  comfortable  than  the  hard  earth 
old  Dame  Nature  provided  for  them  that  night.  The  firing 
at  the  range  was  of  high  standard  and  the  regiment  had  more 
"bull's-eyes"  to  its  credit  than  any  other  organization. 

The  boys  were  allowed  to  celebrate  Sunday,  September  ist, 
as  they  wished,  and  improved  the  chance  to  satisfy  their 
longing  for  fruit  by  visiting  the  neighboring  orchards  and 
helping  themselves  to  all  the  peaches  and  apples  they  could 
find.  One  lonely  farmer-soldier  actually  tied  up  a  poor  lone 
cow  and  calmly  took  her  calf's  supper  away  from  her.  (The 
mystery  still  remains  as  to  who  milked  the  cow.)  We  were 
punished  for  this  by  being  confined  to  the  camp  by  our  Com- 
manding Officer  and  the  heavens  by  a  rainstorm  in  the  middle 
of  the  night,  which  sent  the  boys  out  of  their  tents  with  what 
bedclothes  they  could  grab  before  they  floated  away.     They 


1 62  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

then  went  to  the  woods  in  the  hope  of  finding  a  dry  spot  under 
some  tree  where  they  could  finish  the  night. 

We  returned  to  Camp  Meade  on  September  6th,  where  we 
stayed  for  two  days  and  then  left  for  Glenburne,  Maryland, 
where  we  finished  our  record  course.  When  the  results  were 
figured,  it  was  found  there  were  five  experts  and  twenty-seven 
sharpshooters  in  the  company.  This  was  a  splendid  showing 
for  recruits  who  had  never  had  a  military  rifle  in  their  hands. 
This  record  was  probably  due  to  the  fact  that  most  of  them 
were  ex-cowboys  and  trappers  and  raised  with  a  rifle. 

After  returning  from  rifle  practice  forty-seven  men  were 
transferred  to  Company  *'D,"  and  Lieutenant  Lathrop  was 
given  a  well-earned  captaincy  and  took  command  of  Company 

One  of  the  best-remembered  as  well  as  the  saddest  details 
of  the  stay  at  Camp  Meade  was  the  visit  of  influenza  to 
the  camp.  After  the  quarantine  was  lifted  the  regiment  had 
its  final  review  and  prepared  to  leave  for  the  other  side,  but 
the  armistice  was  signed  and  we  were  cheated  out  of  our  chance 
to  get  to  France,  but  we  gave  a  demonstration  of  our  feelings 
on  the  subject  by  staying  inside  while  the  rest  of  the  camp  went 
wildly  celebrating  ''peace."  The  next  day  the  news  came 
that  the  war  was  still  on  and  the  boys  went  on  a  jubilee  parade 
with  the  regimental  band  leading  them.  There  was  a  period 
of  anxious  waiting  and  wondering  what  was  to  become  of  us, 
but  the  training  did  not  diminish,  as  it  was  thought  we  might 
still  have  a  chance  to  go  across. 

All  our  hopes  were  dashed  when  we  were  marched  to  the 
train,  on  the  morning  of  January  17,  1919,  and  entrained  for 
Curtis  Bay,  Ordnance  Depot,  to  guard  powder  magazines  there. 
The  guard  has  been  heavy  and  weather  conditions  not  so 
favorable  as  the  **Pure  Air  Westener"  has  been  used  to,  but 
the  men  have  shown  splendid  spirit  in  their  duty  at  this  place. 

During  the  entire  existence  of  the   company   a   marked 


Remember  God's  Coimtry? 

163 


Can  You  Forget  This? 
164 


Company  "D  '  165 

respect  for  the  officers  has  been  exhibited  by  the  enHsted  men 
at  all  times,  and  the  officers  in  turn  have  always  shown  a  helpful 
and  friendly  spirit  toward  ever}^  man  in  the  company.  Each 
member  of  Company  "D"  repeatedly  congratulated  himself 
on  being  a  member  of  the  company,  and  a  careful  investigation 
of  the  conditions  of  any  company  or  organization  in  the 
military  service  would  fail  to  reveal  a  more  loyal  and  more 
harmonious  atmosphere  than  that  prevailing  throughout 
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Sixty-third  U.  S.  Infantry 


167 


Major  H.  H.  Walker 


First  Lieutenant 
Garth  B.  Haddock 


169 


Captian 
Francis  W.  Kernan 


Company  **E" 

FROM  GOLDEN  GATE  TO  HELL  GATE 

"Out  where  the  handclasp's  a  little  stronger, 
Out  where  the  smile  dwells  a  little  longer, 
That's  where  the  West  begins. 
Where  there's  more  of  singing  and  less  of  sighing, 
Where  there's  more  of  giving  and  less  of  buying, 
And  a  man  makes  friends  without  half  trying, 
That's  where  the  West  begins." 

OUT  of  the  West  came  Company  "E" — easy   to   pro- 
nounce, and  easy  to  manage  (we  have  this  straight 
from  the  Company  Commander) — a  motley  crew  of 
poets,   peasants,   and   piano  tuners.     Though  traveling  they 
knew  not  whither,  the  eyes  of  all  were  lighted  with  a  stern 
resolve  to  falter  not  "Till  it's  over  over  There." 


THE  STUFF  WE'RIT  MADE   Fl^OfT  " 
171 


172  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

The  expression  was  somewhat  heightened  by  the  fact  that 
for  months  a  deep-throated  throng,  Croxton's  Canaries,  had 
been  shouting  this  refrain,  and  proclaiming  to  the  skies  that 
the  sentiments  expressed  therein  were  true.  Ye  gods,  can 
it  be  possible  that  after  painstaking  vocal  efforts  to  such  tunes 
as  Over  There,  Marseillaise,  and  So  Long,  that  brave  assemblage 
should  have  come  to  this? 

What!  Company  **E"  with  night  sticks?  What  an  ab- 
surdity! That  sterling  collection  of  musketeers,  that  bold 
band  of  adventurers,  that  noble  aggregation  of  cutthroats, 
that  courageous  bunch  of  prune  pickers,  assigned  to  an  ignoble 
duty?  Impossible!  That  most  excellent  subdivision  of  the 
finest  regiment  in  the  U.  S.  A.  flatfooting  in  New  York? 
Alas,  our  friends,  'tis  all  too  true! 

Nothing  now  is  left  but  the  fondest  recollections.  Com- 
pany "E, "  alphabetically  the  first  company  of  the  second 
battalion,  and  actually  the  foremost  organization  of  the  entire 
regiment.     What  a  flood  of  remembrances! 

The  engagements  in  which  this  unit  participated  naturally 
come  first  to  our  minds: 

The  Free-Lunch  Counter-Attacks,  San  Francisco — 191 7. 
The  Engagements  at  Monterey,  California — April-June,  1918. 
The  Eastern  Drive,  along  a  3,000-mile  front,  Presidio  to  Camp 
Meade. 

The  Lafayette  Campaign: 
The  Encounter  with  The  Cow. 
The  Skirmish  in  the  Orchard. 
The  Attack  of  Influenza. 
The  Sortie  of  the  Chestnut  Pickers. 

(in  which  Sergeant  Svenska  Brodin  and  Barber  Yiddish  Mullen 
won  the  D.  S.  C.) 
The  Brush  in  the  Baltimore  Smoke  Screen. 
The  Fall  of  1918. 

Although  Company  "E"  emerged  victorious  from  the 
conflict,  great  was  the  number  that  fell  by  the  wayside. 


First  Lieutenant 
George  W.  Young,  Jr. 


First  Lieutenant 
Francis  C.  Lewis 


Captain 
Richard  M.  Winfield 


Second  Lieutenant 
Frank  H.  Tyson 


First  Lieutenant 
Reuben  E.  Halston 


173 


Company  "E"  175 

Among  the  casuals  were: 

Captain  Napoleon  W.  Riley — Missing  in  Avoirdupois. 
First  Lieutenant  Albert  C.  Newell — Submarined. 
First  Lieutenant  Arthur  P.  Kitson — Captured  by  the  Bolsheviki. 
Second  Lieutenant  W.  H.  Budd  Leitch — Delivered  to  the  Moving- 
picture  Industry  as  a  Hostage. 
Sergeant  Max  Hyams — Bobtailed. 

Sergeant  Otis  O.  McCrory — Loaned  to  the  Camouflage  Section. 
Corporal  Ralph  W.    Hornaday — Commissioned. 
Corporal  Jay  G.  Turner — Automatics  got  Him. 
Private  Charles  S.  Bouck — Firemen's  Burlesque. 
Private,  First  Class,  Frank  Howard — Too  Much  "Spell of  the  Yukon." 
Private  Jung  Wah — Chop  Suey  or  Hop? 

AN   UNFINISHED   MANUSCRIPT 

Though  the  losses  were  great,  many  remain  whose  faces  grace  the 
festive  board  upon  the  sounding  of  chow  call.  What  they  will  do  in  the 
future,  they  know  not.  If  favored  by  the  fortunes  of  war,  they  care  not. 
About  their  discharges,  they  think  not 

(Editor's  Note:  This  manuscript  was  unfinished,  the  author  being 
stricken  down  most  suddenly  after  having  written  the  foregoing.  It  is 
highly  probable  that  he  had  a  conscience.) 

UNDERSTAND  THAT? 

Captain  Winfield  is  the  official  and  actual  commander  of  the  com- 
pany. No  one  has  ventured  to  ask  where  he  hails  from,  but  we  are 
willing  to  bet  our  hobnailed  shoes  that  he  was  raised  in  the  tall  and  un- 
cut. He  is  greatly  admired  by  all  who  know  him  for  the  hearty  manner 
in  which  he  approves  of  applications  for  furloughs,  discharges,  etc. 

HATES   HIMSELF 

Lieutenant  Lewis,  always  punctually  present  on  the  drill  ground, 
admits  that  several  States  claim  the  honor  of  being  his  permanent  resid- 
ing place.  His  decision  has  been  finally  made  in  favor  of  the  State  of 
Oregon.  (He  isn't  going  back.)  It  is  rumored  that  several  heiresses 
are  dogging  his  footsteps,  and  that  he  may  shortly  be  lost  to  the  company. 


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UNABRIDGED 

A  compendium  of  useless  information,  Lieutenant  Halston  is  the 
only  bachelor  officer  of  the  company.  He  stands  ready  and  willing  at  all 
times  to  instruct  the  organization  in  range-finding — an  accomplishment 
which  will  be  of  great  value  to  tobacco  users  in  later  years  locating  the 
postmaster's  stove  at  Scappoose,  Oregon. 

DOUBLE  TIME!   MARCH! 

Always  slow  and  methodical,  Lieutenant  Young  approves  of  double- 
timing  and  strenuous  exercising,  if  desired  by  the  individuals  concerned. 
Although  slouchy  and  not  too  military  in  appearance,  he  is  tolerated  for 
the  reason  that  many  a  dirty  blouse  covers  an  honest  heart. 

THE  CURSE  OF  THE   RED   CROSS  NURSE 

Lieutenant  Tyson,  a  confirmed  woman-hater,  and  one  of  the  old- 
timers,  desires  nothing  so  much  as  to  be  left  alone  to  work  out  his  own 
salvation.  He  assumes  a  fatherly  attitude  toward  all  with  whom  he 
converses. 

A   RARE  CASE 

To  those  who  are  not  so  very  well  versed  in  Army  matters,  it  appears 
that  First  Sergeant  Shanks  has  seen  service  in  every  country  but  Ireland. 
He  has  never  been  known,  however,  to  repeat  bugle  calls  on  his  whistle, 
when  the  probability  was  great  that  the  windjammer  had  not  been  heard. 

STRICTLY    BUSINESS 

Sergeant  Lepski  resigned  his  position  as  first  sergeant  because  of 
the  increase  in  pay  on  the  non-commissioned  staff.  No,  Clarence,  the 
high-sounding  title  had  nothing  whatever  to  do  with  it. 

CALL  AGAIN 

Albertini's,  that  little  department  ftore  around  the  corner  from 
the  Orderly  room,  carries  a  fine  assortment  of  everything  required  by  the 
average  soldier,  but  the  service  is  rotten.  It  has  been  said  that  customers 
are  sometimes  required  to  go  there  several  times  before  being  waited  upon. 


Coast  to  Coast 
177 


'"''^m  ^ 


Oh,  What  Sights! 


Company  "E  179 

THEY'VE   BEEN   THERE 

Although  not  having  participated  in  the  strenuous  battles  in  the 
Western  Presidios,  it  is  nevertheless  understood  that  Sergeants  Scully  and 
Chapman  saw  a  little  service  "somewhere  in  France."  The  report  that 
they  assisted  the  marine  press  agents  has  not  been  confirmed  nor  denied. 
Both  of  these  young  men  are  very  reticent  about  their  doings,  and  are 
willing  to  let  the  general  impression  stand  that  "a.  thin  line  of  forest- 
green-covered  heroes  saved  Paris."  Having  observed  this  action  from  a 
couple  of  funk  holes  occupied  by  the  entire  division  (exclusive  of  the 
Marine  Brigade),  these  sergeants  were  promised  a  lot  of  medals  and  things, 
and  were  sent  to  the  Eleventh  Division  to  teach  us  the  modern  way  of 
settling  difficulties.  When  the  Kaiser  heard  this  he  quit,  leaving  our 
gold-stripers  without  the  commissions  and  knickknacks  promised  them. 

EXTRACT 

John  Nyman,  occasional  sergeant,  has  declared  his  intention  of 
joining  the  Army  of  Occupation  in  the  event  that  his  "buddie,"  John 
Barleycorn,  leaves  these  shores  on  July  the  first.  He  states  that  he  has 
the  approval  of  the  Custodian  of  the  Mill  on  this  proposed  transfer. 

THEATRICAL  NOTES 

Life  in  the  "E"  Company  barracks  has  been  one  continual  round 
of  pleasure,  due  to  the  untiring  efforts  of  Lieutenant  Gray,  our  master 
of  ceremonies,  in  pre-war  days  this  charming  officer  rose  from  a  menial 
position  in  the  orchestra  pit  to  the  flies  by  his  untiring  efforts.  Availing 
himself  of  the  talent  in  the  company,  many  are  the  entertainments 
which  have  been  put  on  under  his  personal  supervision.  Among  the 
vaudeville  artists  indebted  to  the  "Loot"  for  his  advice  and  suggestions, 
appear  the  following  now  famous  names: 

Agnes        —    ASHBURN    and    ANDERSON     —        Annie 
Renderin-g  sentimental  songs  of  the  Long  Ago 

Babe  BANTA  and  BURKE  —  Billie 

Comediennes  Extraordinary 

Cupid      —  COREY  and  CORRIERI         —         Cutie 

in  a  scorching  skit  entitled  "The  Scout  and  the  Skate." 

Ignatz       —         GALLAGHER  and  MURPHY        —     Abie 
Yiddish  Yodelers  in  "A  Yonkers  Yubilee" 


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NOT  WHAT  HE   EXPECTED 

Company  Commander:     "Lockett,  what  do  you  think  of  a  soldier 
who  continually  dodges  duty  and  'gets  away  with  it?'" 
Dee:     I  think  he's  a  wonder,  sir. 

EG-G-G-SCUSE,   BL-L-L-EASE 

Vat  vill  ve  do  vidout  Helman,  da  gembler?????????????????????????? 

NAUGHTY!  NAUGHTY! 

Corporal  Boyd's  only  contribution  to  the  Regimental  Book  is  the 
following: 

All  good  men  love  their  wives,  but  so  good  have  I  grown 
That  I  love  other  men's  wives  as  well  as  I  love  my  own. 

HEARD  AT  THE  GUARDHOUSE 

Nyman's  orderly:     "Number  one,  one  prisoner." 

Number  one:     "  Corporal  of  the  Guard,  one  case  of  lemon  extract." 

Corporal  of  the  Guard:     "  Pour  him  in." 

THE   EIGHTEENTH  AMENDMENT 

"Leather-legs"  will  be  much  more  popular  with  this   organization 
after  July  the  first.     Their  bars,  y'know,  "  Buddie,"  Their  Bars! 

MY   GENERAL  ORDERS 

1.  To  accept  my  discharge,  take  all  government  property  in  view, 
and  beat  it  for  home. 

2.  To  accept  my  discharge  in  a  military  manner,  keeping  always  on 
the  alert  and  observing  that  it  is  not  revoked  before  1  get  out  of  sight  or 
hearing. 

3.  To  take  the  fastest  train  out  of  here  and  not  stop  at  any  military 
posts  on  my  way  home. 

4.  To  repeat  all  the  things  that  the  censor  cut  out  of  my  letters  to 
the  folks  at  home. 

5.  To  receive,  believe,  and  pass  on  to  my  children  all  that  1  have 
acquired,  and  all  that  I  may  acquire  in  future  years,  statements  that 
agree  with  General  Sherman's  idea  of  war. 


Company  "E"  i8i 

6.  To  never  quit  civilian  life  after  being  properly  relieved  from 
service. 

7.  To  talk  to  no  one  about  reenlisting. 

8.  In  case  of  the  presence  of  the  recruiting  officer,  to  give  the  alarm. 

9.  When  the  girls  are  at  home,  to  allow  no  soldiers  or  military 
persons  on  or  near  my  premises. 

10.  In  cases  not  covered  by  instructions,  to  claim  exemption. 

11.  To  salute  all  officers  who  aided  me  in  obtaining  my  discharge, 
salute  all  Budweiser,  brandy,  and  whisky  not  cased. 

12.  To  be  especially  watchful  at  night,  and  during  the  hours  for 
challenging  to  challenge  all  persons  and  to  allow  no  one  to  pass  without 
first  buying  me  a  drink. 

A  STACK  OF   WHEATS 

When  Greek  meets  Greek,  they  usually  start  a  restaurant.  May  we 
not  meet  many  of  our  brothers  at  the  establishment  in  Portland  owned, 
operated,  and  controlled  by  Cournavos  and  Nissirios. 

FARROW'S   EXPERIENCE 

It  is  his  first  run  on  the  Provost  Guard.  With  a  nice,  little  red  band 
upon  his  arm  displaying  the  mysterious  letters  "  P  G,"  and  armed  with  a 
pistol  full  of  bullets,  the  sergeant  is  ready  to  assist  in  the  taming  of  New 
York.     His  men  are  similarly  tagged,  dressed,  and  armed. 

Without  any  trouble  they  arrive  at  the  Grand  Central  Terminal. 
Almost  anyone  can  get  there  without  trouble,  but  few  can  make  it  without 
a  nickel,  as  these  heroes  have  done. 

The  men  are  quickly  dispatched  on  their  beats,  but  the  sergeant, 
as  becoming  a  "non  com,"  remains  in  the  station.  Alas,  he  is  rapidly 
forgetting  that  this  place  boasts  a  station  master,  who  alone  is  boss  there- 
in. Our  veteran  suddenly  believes  himself  to  be  responsible  for  the  ad- 
ministration of  this  monstrous  edifice,  and  why  should  he  not?  Has  he 
not  been  in  charge  of  quarters  a  thousand  times? 

A  tour  of  inspection  follows,  as  is  becoming  a  man  who  attends  to  his 
duties  properly.  And  what  is  found?  On  the  third  floor,  where  the 
Red  Cross  holds  sway,  hundreds  of  soldiers  and  sailors  are  in  the  arms  of 
Morpheus,  dreaming  of  discharges  and  of  home,  perhaps.  Brilliant  lights 
are  shining  on  the  happy  faces  of  the  peaceful  sleepers. 

"Such  an  outrage,"  exclaims  the  sergeant,  dashing  for  the  switch- 
board which  controls  the  electric  current.    The  station  is  plunged  in 


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darkness.  Confusion  reigns.  Again  the  lights  are  turned  on,  and,  dis- 
gusted, the  proud  wearer  of  the  badge  of  authority  returns  to  the  room  set 
aside  for  the  exclusive  use  of  the  sergeant  and  his  men. 

The  sergeant's  motto  for  years  has  been,  "  Keep  everything  at  all 
times  as  though  for  inspection." 

"Look  here,"  he  shouts  to  the  colored  porters  who  are  taking  things 
easy  near  by,  "  I  want  this  place  cleaned  up,  and  cleaned  at  once." 

Hesitatingly  they  start  to  obey,  overawed  by  the  menacing  gun,  when 
another  sergeant  enters  the  room,  saying:  "  You  can't  give  them  orders, 
they  aren't  in  the  Army,  y'know." 

"Oh,"  exclaims  the  sergeant,  upon  whom  the  truth  is  beginning  to 
dawn,  "  What  kind  of  a  job  is  this,  anyway?" 


RATHER 

Stepanek:  "What  did  Foister  say  to  Mullen  that  gave  him  such  a 
rise?" 

Hauke:     "  He  called  him  a  hog." 

Stepanek:    "The  H you  say?" 

Hauke:  "Yes,  he  said  that  if  the  mess  table  were  a  trough,  Mullen 
would  have  both  feet  in  it." 

CANT   BE   HELPED 

By  actual  count,  two  hundred  and  ninety-two  poems,  good,  bad,  and 
indifferent,  were  submitted  for  publication  in  the  "E"  Company  section. 
For  want  of  space,  but  two  can  be  printed,  which  have  to  do  with  subjects 
most  dear  to  the  hearts  of  all,  K.  P.  and  P.  G. 

One  has  evidently  been  stolen,  and  the  other  is  manifestly  rotten,  but 
some  mention  must  be  made  of  the  two  forms  of  duty  so  relished  by  the 
members  of  this  organization. 


Company  "E"  i«3 

"K.  p." 

Oh,  Kitchen  Police  is  the  duty  that  creases 

A  lot  of  new  lines  in  your  brow, 
It  keeps  a  guy  hustling  when  detailed  for  rustling 

The  daily  allowance  of  chow; 
The  murphies  I'm  peeling  have  set  my  mind  reeling, 

I've  done  seven  billion  and  three, 
When  I  get  away  from  this  job,  I'll  be  gray  from 

K.   P. 

But  there's  no  escaping  from  scrubbing  and  scraping 

The  pans  and  the  pots  and  the  plates. 
And  bringing  in  fuel  and  ladling  out  gruel, 

And  paring  the  onions  by  crates; 
My  nerves  are  all  shaken  from  smelling  the  bacon, 

The  coffee,  the  beans,  and  the  tea, 

My  hunger's  departed,  who  was  it  that  started 
K.   P.? 

I  thought  I'd  be  fighting  the  Germans,  and  righting 

The  wrongs  that  the  papers  portrayed. 
And  here  I  am  wearing  an  apron,  and  bearing 

The  task  of  a  scullery  maid; 
Why,  drilling  is  easy  compared  to  the  greasy. 

Hard  labor  they've  handed  to  me. 
This  cleaning  of  fishes  and  juggling  of  dishes, 

K.   P.! 


PROVOST  GUARD 

'Twas  a  grand  life,  a  great  life, 

A  full-of-pep-and-thrills  life. 

When  you  hit  the  Infantry. 

Now  there's  lots  of  strife,  with  many  a  knife 

For  the  bird  who  left  his  home  and  wife 

To  pound  the  streets 

And  miss  his  eats 

On  the  new  N.  Y.  P.  G. 


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It's  a  tough  job,  a  rough  job, 

It's  not  a  collar-and-cuff  job. 

So  far  as  you  can  see. 

There's  a  hard  mob,  with  many  a  gob, 

Which'll  call  you  nineteen  kinds  of  a  slob 

if  you're  only  a  sub, 

Yet  you  carry  the  club 

Of  the  new  N.  Y.  P.  G. 

It's  a  whisky  soak,  a  frisky  soak, 
A  wine-and-beer-and-rickey  soak, 
Who  on  your  rounds  you'll  see. 
There's  many  a  bloke  who'd  take  a  poke 
At  the  man  who's  making  all  the  smoke 
In  pinching  the  jag 
And  reading  his  tag 
For  the  new  N.  Y.  P.  G. 

It's  a  queer  game,  a  stiff  game, 

It's  not  a  hit-and-run  game. 

Whatever  that  may  be. 

It  brings  no  fame,  but  it  hands  you  the  name 

Of  a  gink  who  thought  that  the  war'd  be  tame. 

If  you  never  got  full 

And  walked  like  a  bull 

With  the  new  N.  Y.  P.  G. 


Company  "F" 

THE  history  of  Company  "F"  in  general  is  but  the 
repetition  of  the  regimental  history, — the  same  hard 
work,  the  same  disappointments. 

Company  "F''  was  organized  June  i,  19 17,  in  the  North 
Cantonment,  Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  Cahfornia,  by  the 
transfer  of  non-commissioned  officers  and  privates,  first  class, 
from  Company  "F, "  12th  Infantry.  Recruits  were  received 
from  that  time  on  in  varying  numbers  and  very  soon  the 
company  boasted  of  at  least  three  squads  to  turn  out  for  daily 
drill,  the  total  strength  of  the  company  being  forty-nine  men, 
commanded  by  Captain  C.  A.  Donaldson  (now  Lieutenant- 
Colonel).  The  close-order  drill  was  accomplished  on  the  sand 
lots,  the  former  location  of  several  World's  Fair  buildings,  and 
bayonet  drill  as  well  as  grenade  training  on  the  beach  just 
off  the  barracks.  The  commissioned  and  non-commissioned 
officers  of  the  company  took  a  special  course  in  bayonet  train- 
ing under  Major  Koehler,  Master  of  the  Sword,  of  West 
Point. 

In  February,  1918,  "F"  Company,  along  with  the  rest  of 
the  regiment,  moved  to  the  brick  barracks  in  the  main  post. 
The  garrison  guard  was  then  taken  over  and  to  all  appearances 
the  Regiment  was  slated  for  a  long  stay.  Detachments  were 
sent  to  Oakland  and  Lompoc  for  guard  duty. 

The  regiment  under  the  guiding  hand  of  Colonel  Croxton 
took  up  the  art  of  singing  and  it  is  believed  that  this  had  more 
to  do  eventually  in  holding  up  the  spirits  of  the  men  than 

185 


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anything  else.  Our  daily  prayer  was  for  recruits  that  we  might 
start  their  training  for  a  crack  at  the  Kaiser,  and  it  was  a 
happy  group  of  commissioned  and  non-commissioned  officers 
that  reported  to  Captain  Allan  Pendleton  who  was  designated 
to  command  all  recruits  to  be  received  in  June.  These  recruits 
arrived  on  schedule  time  and  the  hard  work  of  making  soldiers 
out  of  them  was  begun.  To  avoid  repeating  the  history  of 
the  Regiment  we  will  pass  over  this  part  with  the  statement 
that  the  recruits  turned  over  to  "F"  Company  surely  showed 
the  results  of  the  hard  work. 

The  usual  routine  of  the  infantry  soldier's  existence  fol- 
lowed until  that  happy  day  when  we  received  our  orders  to 
proceed  to  Camp  Meade,  Maryland,  to  become  a  part  of  the 
nth  Division.  August  12th  finally  came  around  and  Com- 
pany "  F  "  was  assigned  to  the  fourth  section  for  transportation. 
Leaving  the  Presidio  about  10  o'clock,  we  marched  down  to 
the  train. 


Company  '*F"  187 

The  fourth  section  arrived  at  Camp  Meade  on  August  19, 
1918,  at  about  7.30  a.m.  and  our  work  was  one  continual 
strain,  until  we  received  the  good,  but  disheartening,  news 
of  the  signing  of  the  armistice.  The  regiment  looked  upon 
this  as  a  sad  blow  to  an  ambition  of  delivering  a  kick  at  the 
Kaiser  and  autocracy,  but  its  spirit  never  died. 

Company  "F"  left  Camp  Meade  on  January  17,  1919, 
to  take  over  the  Exterior  Guard  of  Camp  Holabird,  Mary- 
land, a  motor  storage  camp  of  the  Motor  Transport  Corps, 
relieving  the  U.  S.  Guards  upon  arrival  there,  about  three 
o'clock,  the  same  day.  Lieutenant  Spalding  was  the  first 
officer  of  the  day.  The  following  morning  found  the  Guard- 
house full  of  wrapped  leggings,  and  silk  hat  cords,  as  the 
men  of  Company  **F*'  had  enforced  uniform  regulations 
to  the  letter.  Company  "F"  was  told  that  Camp  Holabird 
was  not  a  military  camp;  the  information  was  unnecessary 
as  the  company  had  come  to  this  conclusion  some  hours 
previously.  The  guard  was  otherwise  uneventful,  the  men 
performing  their  duty  in  the  proper  manner. 

During  our  stay  there  Captain  Gilmore  L.  Hayman 
received  his  discharge  and  was  relieved  by  Captain  P.  A.  Helm- 
bold.  On  April  11,  1919,  Company  *'F"  received  telegraphic 
instructions  to  send  one  officer  and  twenty-four  enlisted  men 
to  Pig  Point,  Virginia,  for  guard  duty,  the  rest  of  the  com- 
pany going  to  Curtis  Bay  Ordnance  Depot,  joining  the  ist 
Battalion  for  guard  duty. 

Company  "F"  has  always  contributed  her  part  to  athletics, 
furnishing  two  men  for  the  victorious  football  team  of  the  22nd 
Infantry  Brigade,  on  Thanksgiving  Day,  1918,  also  furnishing 
the  best  pitcher  in  the  regiment  for  the  baseball  team.  After 
a  talk  on  reenlistment  on  April  19th,  given  by  one  of  the 
company  officers,  over  twenty-five  men  applied  for  reenlist- 
ment, including  seven  non-commissioned  officers,  which  in 
itself  speaks  well  for  the  morale  of  the  company. 


1 88  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

Following  the  departure  of  the  ist  Battalion,  63rd  Infantry, 
for  Madison  Barracks,  New  York,  the  company  was  again 
united  and  ordered  to  take  over  the  Provost  Guard  for  the 
vicinity  of  Baltimore,  Captain  Helmbold  being  appointed 
provost  marshal. 

The  company  is  unanimous  in  its  decision  that  the  follow- 
ing piece,  as  it  appeared  in  a  New  York  paper,  by  Stewart 
Emery,  applies  to  several  in  their  midst: 

THE   BABY    BONES 

Most  A.  E.  F.'s  they  get  their  clothes  by  goin'  on  their  knees 
Hand-shakin'  sergeants  of  supply  and  sayin'  "sir"  an'  "please." 
They  mangays  slum  an'  monkey  meat  an'  suchlike  tiddybits 
An'  only  by  a  miracle  find  seconds  in  their  kits, 
But  me,  1  dress  in  snappy  serge,  as  cocky  as  a  loot; 
1  drink  red  vin  at  seven  francs  an'  eat  six  plats  an'  fruit. 
I'm  just  a  buck  at  thirty  beans  a-crunchin'  furrin  stones. 
Yet  still  1  always  got  the  jack — I'm  wicked  with  the  bones. 
1  make  a  wide  display  of  wealth,  an'  when  I'm  faded  strong 
1  cuddle  'em  inside  my  fist  an'  sing  my  little  song: 

Bones,  bones,  bones, — you  been  mighty  good  to  me! 
Bones,  bones,  bones — you  been  drink  and  food  to  me. 
Hello,  seven,  friend  eleven — comin'  out — attention,  dice! 
I've  throwed  some  very  useful  hands  in  dizzy  Alabam' 
For  pretty  green  an'  yellow  notes,  the  kale  of  Uncle  Sam. 
I've  rolled  'em  right  for  ten-case  bills  inside  a  transport's  hold 
An'  seen  'em  spin  for  shillin'  bits  on  Blighty's  bumpy  mold. 
At  Hecken,  on  the  Alsace  front,  Fontaine,  an'  Soppe  le  Howt 
They  useter  bring  me  francs  as  fast  as  France  could  turn  'em  out. 
They  gave  nine  straight  nachrals,  kid,  way  back  at  Germonville, 
An'  come  for  Phoebe  an'  Big  Dick  that  time  on  Dead  Man's  Hill. 
An'  waitin'  for  the  Argonne  jam,  while  we  heard  bullets  hiss, 
I  busted  the  battalion,  'cause  1  talked  to  'em  like  this: 

Bones,  bones,  bones — babies,  hear  yo'  popper's  plea! 

Bones,  bones,  bones — don't  you  snake  eye  out  on  me! 

Hello,  seven,  friend  eleven,  show  to  me  yo'  sunny  side! 

Weep  an'  read  'em !  Hit  'em  once,  bones,  an'  1  let  the  whole  works  ride. 


Sicotte's  Stew  189 


SICOTTE'S  STEW 

"F"  Company  has  got  a  man 

That  claims  to  be  a  cook; 
Sicotte  is  the  name  that's  written 

On  the  Muster  Book. 
And  Sicotte  has  a  Bunkie 

That  the  men  have  all  dubbed  "Shine' 
The  two  cook  up  an  awful  mess 

But  none  of  it  for  mine. 
When  these  two  mix  a  batch  of  dough, 

They  tramp  it  with  their  feet, 
And  the  bread  from  such  a  process 

Is,  of  course,  unfit  to  eat. 
You  ought  to  see  them  build  a  stew! 

There  is  nothing  they  won't  use, 
And  we  force  this  in  our  stomachs 
That  we're  taught  not  to  abuse: 
And  their  coffee,  Lord  Almighty,  man, 

It  surely  is  a  "Fizz." 
A  big  reward  is  offered  to  the  one 

That  proves  it  is. 
Their  hash  and  beans  and  roster  pork 

Would  make  an  Angel  weep 
And  if  you  eat  too  much  of  it 
You'll  take  your  long,  last  sleep. 
But  good  is  sure  to  come  of  it, 
So,  Captain,  let  them  stay, — 
For  we  are  looking  forward 
To  the  coming  of  the  day 
When  we  meet  the  Huns  in  battle 
In  the  trenches  "Over  There." 
We  will  be  so  much  more  ferocious 

Than  a  wounded  Grizzly  Bear. 
For,  after  eating  what  they  cook, 

I  tell  you,  Uncle  Sam, 
We'd  fight  the  whole  Hun  army 

And  never  care  a  Damn; 
But  the  most  successful  plan  would  be 
To  send  these  two  cooks  o'er 


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And  have  them  place  a  mess  they've  cooked 
Where  the  Huns  would  find  it  shore 

An  hour  thereafter  spread  broadcast 

^^  The  tidings  glad  and  true: 

"The  German  nation  is  no  more. 
They  ate  Sicotte's  stew." 


YOU  TELL  'EM,  MASCARO 


Company   "G" 

ON  June  I,  1917,  when  the  12th  Infantry,  at  the  Presidio 
of  San  Fiancisco,  CaHfornia,  was  divided  into  three 
parts,  one  part  being  christened    the   63rd  Infantry 
Company  "G,"  of  the  63rd,  became  a  reaHty. 

Eventually  the  entire  regiment  becoming  so  well  disci- 
plined, so  well  trained,  and  so  perfectly  organized,  every  other 
Company,  so  engrossed  in  its  own  organization,  undoubtedly 
acclaims  itself  the  "best  company  in  the  regiment."  We 
have  watched  with  pride  this  Esprit  de  Corps^  in  other 
Companies;  sometimes  it  almost  rivaled  our  own,  and  we 
commend  them  most  highly  upon  their  splendid  achievement, 
but,  to  use  a  familiar  slang  expression,  "They've  all  got  a 
Daddy."  As  Company  "G"  has  always  been  about  eight 
laps  ahead  of  the  entire  procession,  our  company  had  a 
most  perfect  start,  and  has  always  maintained  its  pace. 

Captain  W.  S.  Faulkner,  the  only  officer  transferred  from 
Company  "G,"  of  the  12th  Infantry,  became  the  first  com- 
pany commander.  With  Captain  Faulkner  were  transferred 
some  of  the  best  non-commissioned  officers  and  men  of  the 
same  organization. 

Many  of  the  men,  by  this  time,  who  came  in  as  recruits 
only  a  short  time  before,  had  changed  from  pale-faced,  hollow- 
chested  lads,  into  ruddy,  healthy,  erect,  manly  soldiers.  The 
transition  was  wonderful.  They  seemed  to  grasp  so  quickly 
the  meaning  of  it  all,  and  were  eager  to  forge  ahead.  They 
were  soldiers  all,  and  their  achievements  remarkable. 

191 


192  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

Up  to  the  spring  of  1918,  recruits  were  turned  into  soldiers, 
and  the  regular  routine  of  daily  drill  and  guard  duty  was 
performed.  On  February  22d  a  detachment  of  eighteen 
men  was  sent  to  Lompoc,  California,  under  Lieutenant  Roach, 
of  the  U.  S.  Guards,  for  the  purpose  of  guarding  the  bean 
warehouses  in  that  vicinity.  The  rest  of  the  company  was 
doing  garrison  duty  at  the  Presidio,  and  guard  duty  on  the 
outskirts  of  the  city.  The  Lompoc  detachment  had  no 
trouble  of  any  sort  while  there,  and  reported,  when  they 
returned,  that  they  had  eaten  more  beans  in  that  short  length 
of  time  than  they  ever  thought  grew  for  the  Army.  However, 
when  they  came  back,  they  found  Company  "G"  nicely 
quartered  in  the  brick  barracks  on  the  Main  Post,  the  Com- 
pany having  moved  up  from  the  "Flats"  the  latter  part  of 
February. 

The  organization  was  steadily  growing,  and  on  April  30th 
there  were  one  hundred  and  twenty-six  men  on  the  roster. 
Intensive  training  had  begun,  drill  hours  had  become  longer, 
and  all  were  eager  for  the  opportunity  to  go  **  across." 

Reserve  Officers'  Training  Camps  were  opening  up  for 
men  in  the  service,  all  over  the  United  States,  and  quite  a 
number  of  the  enlisted  personnel  in  Company  "G"  took 
advantage  of  the  opportunity.  Some  who  gained  their 
commissions  distinguished  themselves  on  the  "other 
side." 

In  the  Summer  of  1918,  First  Lieutenant  Robert  E.  McGill, 
returned  from  Fort  Sill,  Oklahoma,  as  a  bayonet  instructor, 
was  promoted  to  the  grade  of  captain,  and  became  our  com- 
pany commander. 

About  this  time  an  amusing  incident  happened.  There 
was  a  private  in  the  company,  Histune  Nakaya,  from  the 
"Land  of  the  Setting  Sun."  Nakaya  was  born  in  Japan  and 
was  not  a  citizen  of  the  United  States.  An  order  came  from 
Washington  to  give  such  men  honorable  discharge  and  Nakaya, 


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Leonard  W.  Hartigan 


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ChesleyJF.  Jenness 


First  Lieutenant 
TuUy  C.  Gamer 


Second  Lieutenant 
Benjamin  Knight 


Second  Lieutenant 
Alvin  O.  Bloedom 


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Company  ''G"  195 

much  to  his  disappointment,  was  discharged.  Now  this 
Japanese  boy  had  absorbed  the  miUtary  spirit  so  thoroughly 
that,  in  spite  of  his  difficulty  in  writing  and  speaking  English, 
he  had  become  a  first-class  soldier.  To  make  a  long  story  short, 
and  not  understanding  quite  well,  he  refused  to  be  discharged, 
and  continued  living  in  the  barracks.  Everything  possible 
was  done  to  obtain  permission  for  him  to  remain  in  the  service, 
but  no,  it  could  not  be,  so  on  Friday  a  sergeant  was  sent  down 
to  put  him  on  the  train,  and  send  him  back  to  Portland, 
Oregon.  The  sergeant  came  back  and  reported  that  he  had 
seen  him  off.  Saturday  morning,  while  inspecting  the  rear 
rank,  the  captain  came  to  a  man  spotlessly  uniformed,  but 
with  no  rifle.  Looking  up  he  saw  ex-Private  Histune  Nakaya. 
"Why,  Nakaya,"  he  said:  "I  thought  you  had  gone." 
"Yes-s-sir,"  he  replied,  "but  I  come  back,  I  lak  bery  much 
soldier  military,  I  go  the  France,  I  fight  Hun."  But  'twas  no 
use,  all  our  efforts  were  in  vain.  Several  letters  were  received 
from  him  afterward,  he  even  wrote  to  his  father  in  Japan  to 
help  him,  but  he  never  rejoined.  We  are  reproducing  one  of 
his  letters  here: 


"  Dear  Captain  sir 

You  must  excuse  my  not  answering  from  you  letter  sooner  but  1  was 
awffly  gland  (glad)  and  surprise  to  see  your  kind  message.  How  are  you 
getting  along  since  1  left  Co?  G  sir.  You  want  me  about  my  uniform 
but  1  sent  up  already  at  Co.  G.  Presidio  of  san  Francisco  Cal.  so  that 
preace  you  asht  for  addrese  sir  preace.  1  am  very  gland  to  inform  your 
concerning  my  present  position,  that  1  was  working  lumber  mill  of  port- 
land  city.  I  con  not  tell  you  exackly  but  I  hop  may  be  come  back  in  Co. 
of  old  nest  when  I  have  agriement  of  my  fathers  who  live  in  Japan.  And 
when  are  you  go  to  the  France,  and  you  come  back  in  peace  happiness, 
it  is  1  waiting  supplications  in  the  portland  sir.  And  but  1  suppose  this 
year  I  am  no  retearn  in  the  Japan,  and  I  some  time  is  sande  letter  for  you 
sir.     1  lake  bery  much  soldier  military. 

Histune  Nakaya, 

86  N.  loth  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 


196    History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

Then  the  eventful  day  arrived,  August  12,  1918.  The 
63rd  Infantry  was  leaving  San  Francisco.  There  were  no 
A.  W.  O.  L.'s  that  morning.  In  our  minds  will  always  remain 
the  pleasant  memory  of  our  trip  across  the  continent.  Much 
has  been  said  of  our  early  days  at  Camp  Meade,  of  the 
discomforts  incident  to  our  sojourn  on  the  rifle  range,  on 
which  we  will  not  dwell. 

The  72nd  Infantry  was  formed  at  Camp  Meade,  and  we 
transferred  a  group  of  forty  men,  including  some  of  our  finest 
non-commissioned  officers,  to  say  nothing  of  a  nice  little  por- 
tion of  our  goodly  Company  Fund,  to  Company  "G"  of  the 
infant  prodigy.  We  hated  to  lose  these  men,  but  to  tell  the 
truth,  the  Captain  thought  that  he,  too,  might  be  transferred, 
and  he  was  merely  "playin'  safe." 

Intensive  training  was  begun  in  earnest,  hardships  were 
endured,  and  hard  knocks  went  by  unnoticed.  All  were  so 
eager,  and  so  desirous  of  helping  on  the  ''other  side."  At 
ba3/onet  practice,  one  day,  Private  Harry  Richards,  in  his 
enthusiasm,  broke  his  leg,  and  was  sent  to  the  Base  Hospital. 
Richards,  much  to  the  disappointment  of  all,  never  rejoined 
the  company.  When  the  ''influenza  epidemic"  came,  this 
company  lost  only  two  men:  Private  Ansel  Sartwell,  spoken 
of  above,  and  Private  John  R.  Provensal.  Both  were  fine 
men,  patriotic  to  the  core,  and  their  loss  was  deeply  regretted. 

Then  came  the  anxiety  for  the  word  to  go  "over."  The 
influenza  epidemic  had  delayed  it  once,  and  shortly  after  all 
our  hopes  were  blasted  with  the  signing  of  the  armistice.  The 
Captain  was  instructed  to  get  the  company  together  and  tell 
them  that  as  yet  our  sailing  date  had  not  been  changed,  and 
that  there  was  still  a  great  probability  of  going.  Those  were 
heavy  minutes. 

Shortly  after  Christmas,  Company  "G"  was  selected,  and 
ordered  to  Washington,  for  guard  duty  in  the  nation's  Capital. 

Quartered  in  East  Potomac  Park,  with  comfortable  beauti- 


Company  ''G"  197 

ful  surroundings,  we  are  peacefully  awaiting  the  time  when 
men  who  were  drafted,  or  enhsted  for  the  period  of  the  emer- 
gency, are  released  and  allowed  to  return  to  their  homes. 
When  these  men  do  go,  new  faces  will  appear,  but  it  will  be 
the  breaking  up  of  the  happiest,  finest,  truest  lot  of  men  the 
army  has  ever  known. 


"The  Sailing  Date" 

It  is  said  that  a  good  soldier  follows  blindly,  and  executes 
his  orders,  whatever  they  may  be.  We  need  but  refer  to  the 
willing  belief  in  rumors  to  prove  that  our  rank  and  file  never 
pretended  to  sit  at  the  table  where  plans  are  mapped  out. 

The  nth  of  November  found  us  falling  in  somersaults  from 
heights  that  we  took  months  to  climb.  The  worst  of  it  all 
was  that  we  could  no  longer  believe  in  rumors  of  going  across. 
However,  Cradic,  the  incredulous,  sat  back  on  his  bunk,  all 
smiles,  evidently  satisfied  with  the  anticipation  of  a  future 
campaign.  That  same  afternoon,  our  Captain  delivered  his 
famous  nth  of  November  speech.  Its  gist:  To  hold  our- 
selves in  readiness  and  that  "the  sailing  date  had  never  been 
changed,"  in  spite  of  the  armistice,  which  meant  nothing  so 
long  as  peace  was  not  signed.  Immediately  afterwards  Cradic, 
as  presiding  officer,  started  recuperating  from  the  deadening 
effects  of  the  armistice.  At  once  he  set  to  work,  holding 
meetings,  and  issuing  statements  that  spread  with  lightning 
rapidity.  I  need  not  mention  their  place  of  meeting  as  I 
presume  it  is  well  known.  Other  companies  were  no  doubt 
affected;  our  company,  only,  due  to  the  exceptional  talents 
of  Cradic,  earned  the  reputation  of  being  extreme.  As  I  write 
this  brief,  I  am  full  of  regret  that  so  brave  an  outfit,  owing 
to  some  delay,  failed  to  appear  on  the  actual  field  of  battle. 

Once  more  inspired  by  prospects  of  being  a  deciding  factor 


198  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

in  the  great  world  war,  we  started  ambling  from  one  adventure 
to  another.  No  matter  how  great  our  achievements,  we  always 
longed  for  more  and  were  never  satisfied  till  we  reached  our 
goal. 

The  last  week  in  February,  1919,  has,  in  the  climax  of  our 
activity,  seen  the  crowning  glory  of  our  ambition:  (i)  On 
Monday  morning  we  were  started  for  Germany  to  join  the 
Army  of  Occupation  where  we  were  to  help  preserve  order  and 
keep  the  Huns  from  starting  anew.  (2)  Tuesday  morning, 
orders  were  slightly  changed.  It  was  explained  that  there  was 
hardly  enough  work  for  us  in  Germany,  and  that  to  prevent  a 
misunderstanding  with  Japan,  Uncle  Sam  had  decided  to 
send  the  best-drilled  regiment  to  the  Philippines.  (3)  Wed- 
nesday, due  to  news  of  the  Bolshevik  movement,  spreading 
throughout  Europe,  former  orders  were  withdrawn  and  new 
ones  hastily  given,  with  the  result  that  the  same  afternoon  we 
were  to  embark  for  Siberia,  where  we  were  to  operate  against 
the  Bolsheviki.  (4)  Thursday  we,  those  of  us  who  survived 
the  coldest  night  of  our  stay  at  Camp  Meade,  still  suffering 
from  its  chilling  effect,  woke  up  to  embrace  warmly  the  latest 
news  which  stared  us  in  our  faces  when  we  opened  our  eyes. 
We  were  to  remain  in  the  good,  old  U.  S.  A. — in  Washington, 
D.  C.  or  San  Francisco — till  we  demobilized. 

So,  unlike  the  last  days  of  Pompeii,  we,  when  reading  these 
lines,  will  appreciate  the  God-given  gift  of  certain  individuals 
and  ever  be  thankful  for  their  enlivening  and  filling  with  ex- 
citement a  time  that,  othenvise,  would  have  been  tedious. 


Flashes  of  Humor  and  Near  Humor        199 

FLASHES  OF   HUMOR  AND  NEAR   HUMOR 
(At  the  expense  of,  and  with  apologies  to,  our  comrades) 

Favorite  expressions  of  "G"  Company  Sergeants: 

Sergeant  Duke:     "There's  no  damn  necessity  of  this  whatsoever." 

Sergeant  Gray:     "  Don't  look  hard.     I'm  as  hard  as  the     ^     ^  ^ 
next  one."  .     "^ 

Sergeant    Makar.     "  He's    the   lunatickest  guy    1   ever 
seen." 

Sergeant  Marland:     "Dress  up!     What  in  'ell  ye  think 
this  is,  a  bloody  snake  goin'  across  the  bloomin'  prairie?" 

Sergeant   Dixon.     "  Dress  up  in  ranks,  you're  running 
'round  like  a  bunch  o'  sheep." 

Sergeant  Davis :     "  Where  do  you  get  that  stuff?  " 

Sergeant  Marland:     "Snap  out  of  it.      What  in  'ell  yez    % 
waitin'  for,  a  special  invitation?"  ^^'"Js^-dough-'''' 

boys"? 

Private  Kelley  (to  Lieutenant  Hartigan,  who  had  just  missed  ten 
shots  at  the  rifle  range).  "  Did  the  Lieutenant  get  that  message?" 

Lieutenant  Hartigan:     "What  message,  Kelley." 

Private  Kelley:  "I'm  not  good  at  receiving,  sir,  but  they've  been 
wigwagging  to  the  Lieutenant  from  the  butts." 

Private  Newcomb:     "Turn  out  the  guard,  two  officers." 
"Why  is  Nepstead  not  like  a  cat?"     "The  cat  came  back." 

Ullrich,  in  the  pits:     "Have  they  quit  shooting?" 
Sergeant  Marland:     "Stick  your  bloomin'  'ead  up  and  see." 

Sergeant  Jordan,  inspecting  Kochoshek's  new  hat:  "That  won't  fit 
you,  Tony,  it's  round,  it  ought  to  have  four  corners  on  it." 

Inspecting  Officer,  noticing  that  Private  Petrlak  had  no  toothbrush 
in  equipment:     "Why  haven't  you  a  toothbrush?" 

Petrlak:     "Sir,  I  used  my  toothbrush  to  p'lice  my  rifle  wit'." 

Joe  Radasski,  being  relieved:     "Same  orders,  same  post,  Jack." 

March  22,  1919.  A  big  day  in  Foley's  life.  The  first  time  in  his  ten 
months  of  Army  career,  at  inspections,  that  Foley's  rifle  was  not  taken 
by  the  inspecting  officer.  Perhaps  Lieutenant  Jenness  wanted  to  keep 
his  hands  clean. 


200  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

Company  "G"  Record  Holders: 

Eggs.  Sergeant  Gray,  First  place,  seven  minutes;  Sergeant  Duke, 
Second  place,  six  minutes. 

Snorers:     Corporal  Nicoll,  First  place;  Mechanic  Drury,  Second  place. 

Sounders  Off.     Corporal  George  Waters,  First  place. 

A.W.O.L.  First  place,  M.  A.  Quinn.  Tie  for  Second  place:  Revenue 
Officer  Ponton  and  William  A.  Schier. 

Terry  Roche,  to  Classen,  in  the  mess  hall:  "If  eatin'  was  a  sport 
instead  of  a  habit,  you'd  hold  the  world's  record,  and  get  your  picture  in 
the  papers." 

Chimienti,  drilling  the  squad :     "  Lefta  by  one,  march." 

Chimienti,  on  the  rifle  range,  cleaning  four  guns  for  officers:  "Steal  a 
two  tomate,  cleana  four  gun,  pretty  soon  cleana  whole  company  gun." 

Lieutenant  Hartigan:  "What  kind  of  a  tree  is  that,  Sergeant,  with 
the  long  beans  on  it?" 

Sergeant  Dinty  Moore:     "That's  a  locust  tree,  sir." 

Lieutenant  Hartigan:     "Gee,  1  thought  it  was  a  grasshopper  bush." 

Sentry  on  No.  i :     "Turn  out  the  guard.  Commanding  Officer." 
Sergeant  Makar  (then  Corporal  of  Guard) :     "  Turn  him  in."     Where- 
upon Corporal  Makar  squares  himself  by  bawling  out  the  sentry. 

Teddy  Rakiewicz,  to  George  Waters  (who  has  just  been  made  cor- 
poral) :     "  Hello,  George!" 

George  Waters:  "  Don't  call  me  Gawge,  mah  Gawd,  don't  you  know 
ahm  corporal  now?" 

Lieutenant  Hartigan:     "Do  you  always  stammer  like  that?" 
Private  Tinsen:     "N-n-n-nuh-no  S-s-sir,  o-oo-oo-only     wh-wh-when 
1  t-t-t-tuh-t-talk." 

First  Sergeant  Duke,  at  retreat,  calling  a  fatigue  detail: 
"O'Dowd."  O'Dowd,  "Here." 

"Petrlak."  Petrlak,  "  YOH." 

"Utsler."  Utsler,  anticipating  the  detail,  "Woodpile." 

Harley  M.  Murph>',  to  First  Sergeant:  "Do  I  have  to  take  out 
naturalization  papers?" 

First  Sergeant:     "What  country  were  you  born  in?" 
Harley  M.  Murphy:     "West  Virginia." 


Flashes  of  Humor  and  Near  Humor        201 

Pay  night  at  the  Presidio,  Kylo  comes  in,  lit  up  like  a  church,  and  takes 
Foley's  bunk.  Foley,  coming  in  to  take  a  nap  before  reveille,  "  Has  he 
got  my  bunk,  or  have  1  got  'em  again?" 

Corporal  Waters,  coming  in  from  the  butts  at  the  range:  "  Looks  like 
every  time  it  rains  I  have  to  be  in  the  butts." 

Private  Rhoades,  as  his  foot  slipped  in  a  mudhole:  "April  showers 
bring  May  flowers.  Corporal." 

Corporal  Waters:  "Yes,  but  Ah  didn't  come  out  heah  to  pick 
flowers." 

Captain  McGill,  to  Pilenzo:     "  What  kind  of  a  rifle  is  that  you  have?" 
Pilenzo,  saluting:     "Yes-ss-sir,  it's  a  Spring  fever,  SSS-Sir." 

Sentry,  at  Camp  Meade:     "Halt,  who's  there?" 
New  recruit:     "You  wouldn't  know  me,  Sentry,  if  1  told  you,  I've 
just  been  here  two  days." 

Lieutenant  Garner,  at  the  Rifle  Range,  was  trying  out  a  rifle  to  correct 
sight  setting,  he  was  shooting  at  Target  No.  5,  he  fired,  and  missed,  and 
just  as  they  waved  the  red  flag,  a  red  flag  waved  in  front  of  target  No.  4, 
and  also  No.  6.  "Good  Lord,"  exclaimed  the  Lieutenant,  "  1  missed  all 
three  of  them." 

"What  in  the  world  is  the  matter  with  your  face,  Nicoll,  it  looks  like 
a  war  map."  "  Is  that  so, "  replied  the  corporal,  "  maybe  it  does,  Carney 
was  just  describing  the  Chateau-Thierry  drive  while  he  was  shaving  me." 

Michele  Pilenzo,  soldierlike  in  manner,  came  into  the  Orderly  room 
and  executed  a  very  snappy  salute:  "Sir,  Private  Pilenz  has  permish 
from  the  top  sarge  to  speak  to  the  Cap."  "Where  did  you  come  from, 
Pilenzo?  "  asked  the  Captain.  "  Schenec, "  was  the  prompt  reply.  "  Why 
is  it  that  you  always  leave  off  the  last  syllable  of  your  words,  Pilenzo?" 
queried  the  Captain.     "  It's  just  a  hab,"  was  the  answer. 

Do  you  remember,  when: 

"On  the  Rifle  Range  it  was  reported  that  Private  Harley  M.  Murphy 
shot  a  cow?  Trying  to  hit  'the  bull'.  He  was  not  to  blame  though,  as 
Ridgate  had  just  used  the  rifle  and  had  gotten  it  into  a  bad  habit  of  never 
shooting  straight.  The  barrel  must  have  been  bent.  Anyway,  what  the 
deuce  was  that  cow  out  there  for? 


202  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

"After  all  had  been  instructed  that  neither  officers  or  enlisted  men 
were  allowed  to  leave  the  Glenburnie  Range,  Privates  Petrlak  and  O'Dowd 
met  a  'G'  Co.  officer  in  Baltimore,  and  prevented  an  embarrassing 
situation  by  'seeing  the  officer  first.'  Does  this  remind  you  of  the 
time  when  Private  Hog,  under  arrest  in  quarters  at  Camp  Meade,  met 
Captain  McGill  in  Baltimore?  Hog,  however,  did  not  see  the  Captain 
first. 

"When  Terry  Roche  came  out  to  stand  reveille,  armed  with  his 
knife,  fork,  and  spoon? 

"When  Jim  Quinn  awoke  in  the  'M.  P.'  squad  room  and  looked  for 
bars  on  the  window? 

"When  the  Lieutenant  milled  the  platoon  around  half  an  hour  to 
bring  them  into  line  'uninverted'? 

"When  the  armistice  was  signed  and  we  heard  thsit famous  'eleventh 
of  November  speech?' 

"  When  they  were  all  out  of  step  but  Jesse  L.  Baker? 

"When  'G'  Co.,  at  ease,  was  picked  by  the  reviewing  officers  to  be 
served  as  'plums'  to  Washington,  D.  C?" 


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Company  "  H  " 

AT  the  time  of  its  organization,  the  strength  of  Company 
*'H"  was  one  officer,  Captain  Claremont  A.  Donald- 
son, and  forty-seven  enHsted  men  transferred  from 
Company  ''H"  12th  U.  S.  Infantry.  Company  "H"  was 
quartered  with  Company  "H,"  12th  Infantry,  in  the  old 
Exposition  cowsheds  for  two  weeks  after  its  formation,  and 
then  moved  to  the  new  wooden  barracks  in  the  North  Canton- 
ment along  the  old  Exposition  Marina.  It  is  interesting  to 
note  that  at  the  present  writing  fifteen  of  the  forty-seven  en- 
listed men  originally  assigned  to  Company  ''  H, "  63rd  Infantry, 
are  still  members  of  the  company. 

During  the  month  of  July,  1917,  Company  "H"  gained 
considerably  in  strength,  acquiring  thirty-seven  recruits  from 
Fort  McDowell,  California,  and  five  other  enlisted  men  by 
transfer  from  other  sources,  among  them  Sergeant  George 
Gibson,  transferred  from  Company  *'H,"  8th  Infantry,  who 
was  appointed  first  sergeant  immediately  upon  his  assignment 
to  the  company,  and  who  remained  with  the  company  in  that 
capacity  until  his  discharge  November  24,  1917,  to  accept  a 
commission  as  second  lieutenant.  Aviation  Section,  Signal 
Corps,  in  which  arm  of  the  service  he  now  holds  the  rank  of 
captain.  During  July  and  August,  19 17,  forty  recruits, 
Company  "H,"  received  their  supplementary  target  practice 
on  the  rifle  range  at  Fort  Barry,  California. 

From  the  time  of  its  organization  until  August  12,  1917, 
Captain  Donaldson  was  the  only  officer  assigned  to  Company 

205 


2o6  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

"H."  On  August  12,  1917,  Second  Lieutenant  Anthony  B. 
Jesky  was  assigned  to  the  company,  and  on  August  29,  1917, 
Second  Lieutenant  Thomas  S.  Morrison  and  Second  Lieuten- 
ant Errol  E.  Crouter  were  attached  for  duty.  Lieutenant 
Jesky  served  with  the  company  as  a  second  and  first  lieuten- 
ant until  July  29,  1918.  Lieutenant  Morrison  was  trans- 
ferred to  Headquarters  Company  December  5,  1917,  and 
Lieutenant  Crouter  was  transferred  to  Machine  Gun  Company 
April  2,  1918.  From  this  time  on  Company  "H"  suffered 
from  no  dearth  of  officers.  In  March,  1918,  at  a  time  when 
there  were  nine  officers  serving  with  the  company  and  only 
from  four  to  seven  privates  for  duty,  a  certain  officer  defined 
a  company  as  *'a  small  body  of  enlisted  men  entirely  sur- 
rounded by  oflicers." 

During  September,  19 17,  Company  "H'*  lost  four  ser- 
geants, three  corporals,  and  two  privates  by  transfer  to  the 
88th  Division,  National  Army,  Camp  Dodge,  Iowa,  and 
seven  privates  by  other  transfers,  mostly  within  the  regiment, 
and  gained  seven  recruits  from  Fort  McDowell. 

First  Lieutenant  Neal  C.  Johnson  joined  Company  "H'* 
September  25,  1917,  taking  command  of  the  company  Novem- 
ber I,  1917,  on  the  promotion  of  Captain  Donaldson  to  major, 
and  has  been  in  command  since  that  date,  accepting  a  com- 
mission as  captain  March  29,  1918.  Captain  Donaldson  has 
since  been  promoted  to  lieutenant-colonel. 

During  the  months  of  October,  November,  and  December, 
1917,  there  was  little  change  in  the  enlisted  personnel  of  the 
company  besides  the  loss  of  First  Sergeant  Gibson  by  dis- 
charge, but  on  December  17,  1917,  Company  "H"  gained 
four  new  officers,  two  first  lieutenants,  Harry  A.  White 
and  Stanley  I.  Robinson,  and  two  second  lieutenants,  Gregory 
S.  Powell  and  Oliver  R.  Clark.  Lieutenant  White  has  been 
with  the  company  continuously  since  this  date. 

The  first  part  of  191 8  saw  the  split  up  of  the  63  rd  Infantry 


Company  "H"  207 

into  detachments  for  guard  duty  in  various  parts  of  California 
and  Utah,  and  on  January  15,  1918,  Company  "H"  suffered 
its  first  loss  from  this  source,  when  nine  privates  were  trans- 
ferred to  Company  "A"  to  go  to  San  Diego,  Cal.  On 
February  13,  1918,  Company  "H"  sent  a  detail  of  four  non- 
commissioned officers  and  twenty  privates  to  the  Moore  Ship- 
building Co.,  Oakland,  Cal.,  to  do  guard  duty.  This  detail  did 
not  return  to  the  organization  until  July  22,  1918,  when  it  was 
relieved  by  a  detachment,  U.  S.  Guards.  February  21,  1918, 
eight  privates.  Company  "H,"  were  sent  to  Lompoc,  Cal.,  to 
guard  bean  warehouses.  This  detachment  returned  to  the 
Presidio  of  San  Francisco  on  May  11,  1918.  The  spring  of 
19 1 8  was  the  darkest  period  in  the  history  of  the  company. 
It  was  during  this  period  that  it  was  at  its  lowest  ebb  numeri- 
cally since  July,  1917,  its  enlisted  personnel  numbering  but 
sixty-six  during  parts  of  February  and  March,  thirty-two  of 
whom  were  not  present  with  the  company  at  Presidio,  but 
were  on  detached  service.  It  did  not  seem  possible  that  the 
regiment  would  ever  be  together  again,  and  hopes  for  overseas 
service  grew  faint. 

Second  Lieutenant  H.  Alston  Deas  joined  Company  "H" 
February  6,  1918,  and  was  promoted  to  first  lieutenant 
March  13,  1918.  Lieutenant  Deas  was  in  charge  of  the  63rd 
Infantry  guard  details,  stationed  at  Oakland  and  Alameda  for 
the  purpose  of  guarding  shipyards,  from  March  20,  1918,  until 
their  relief,  on  July  22,  1918.  This  officer  has  been  assigned 
to  Company  "H"  since  March  i,  1918.  Second  Lieutenants 
Basil  W.  Crowley  and  James  W.  Swallen  were  attached  to  the 
company  March  11,  1918.  Lieutenant  Crowley  was  trans- 
ferred to  72nd  Infantry  October  24,  191 8,  and  Lieutenant 
Swallen  was  transferred  to  Company  "K,"  63rd  Infantry, 
July  29,  1918. 

From  March  to  June,  1918,  Company  **H"  gradually  grew 
stronger  numerically.     Enlisted  men  who  had  completed  their 


2o8  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

three  years'  tour  of  service  in  China  or  the  PhiHppine  Islands 
were  assigned,  other  men  were  received  through  transfer  from 
various  sources,  and  twenty-three  recruits  were  assigned  to 
the  company  May  14th,  so  that  on  May  31,  1918,  the  strength 
of  the  company  was  nine  officers  and  ninety-seven  enlisted 
men.  It  is  worthy  of  mention  that  the  company  owes  a  great 
deal  of  its  strength  to  the  enlisted  men  it  received  during  this 
period.  Three  of  the  five  sergeants  assigned  to  the  company 
during  this  time  have  since  become  commissioned  officers. 

During  this  period  an  intensive  program  of  training  was 
carried  out  through  difficulties,  the  regiment  being  weak  in 
numbers  and  the  post  guard  and  fatigue  becoming  a  heavy 
burden  on  account  of  the  departure  of  the  12th  and  62nd 
regiments  of  Infantry  from  the  Presidio  to  Camp  Fremont, 
Cal.,  on  January  2,  1918.  However,  scouting,  sniping, 
bayonet,  and  gas  schools  were  attended  by  officers  and  men, 
combat  problems  were  worked  out  on  the  Presidio  golf  links, 
and  twenty  enlisted  men  of  Company  "H"  received  instruc- 
tion on  the  Rifle  Range  at  Fort  Barry,  Cal.,  from  June  8  to 
18,1918. 

The  period  from  June  i,  1918,  to  the  time  of  departure  of 
the  regiment  from  the  Presidio  of  San  Francisco  on  August 
12,  1918,  was  an  extremely  busy  one.  On  June  15,  1918, 
one  hundred  and  forty-five  drafted  and  enlisted  recruits  were 
assigned  to  the  company.  The  company  at  this  time  contained 
two  hundred  and  fifty  enlisted  men  and  was  filled  to  war 
strength  for  the  first  time,  and  every  efi'ort  was  made  to  whip 
these  recruits  into  condition  before  the  move,  which  everyone 
felt  must  come  soon.  July  22,  1918,  saw  the  last  of  "H" 
detachments  brought  back  and  the  company  together  again. 
First  Lieutenant  Garth  B.  Haddock  was  transferred  to  the 
company  from  Company  "K"  June  29,  1918. 

On  July  15,  1918,  a  detachment,  63rd  Infantry,  composed 
of  three  officers  and  one  hundred  and  fifty  enlisted  men,  was 


Company  "  H  "  209 

sent,  under  emergency  order,  Western  Department,  from  Pre- 
sidio of  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  to  Bethlehem  Shipbuilding  Co., 
Alameda,  Cal.,  to  prevent  injury  to  government  property  by 
the  striking  shipyard  workers.  Company  "H"  furnished  the 
commanding  officer.  Captain  Johnson,  one  other  officer,  Lieu- 
tenant Clark,  the  first  sergeant,  and  seventeen  other  enlisted 
men  for  this  detail.  Captain  Johnson  and  most  of  this  de- 
tachment returned  to  the  Presidio  the  following  day,  July  i6th, 
the  trouble  at  the  shipyard  having  quickly  subsided. 

The  63rd  Infantry  left  Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  Cal., 
for  Camp  Meade,  Md.,  on  August  12,  1918.  It  had  been 
stationed  at  Presidio  for  more  than  fourteen  months,  never 
having  left  this  post  since  its  organization.  Company  "H" 
had  occupied  three  different  sets  of  quarters  in  the  post,  having 
moved  from  the  wooden  barracks  in  the  North  Cantonment 
to  the  brick  barracks  on  February  25,  19 18,  later  moving  from 
one  set  of  quarters  in  the  brick  barracks  to  another,  and 
finally  moving  to  wooden  quarters  in  the  East  Cantonment 
on  June  27,  191 8,  which  quarters  it  occupied  until  the  time  of 
its  departure  from  the  post. 

The  trip  from  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  to  Camp  Meade,  Md., 
was  an  interesting  one,  but  uneventful.  Company  "H" 
boarded  the  train  at  the  Third  and  Townsend  Street  Depot, 
at  2.30  P.M.,  August  12,  1918,  and  with  Company  '*G"  occu- 
pied the  5th  Section.  The  men  were  in  fine  spirits  to  think 
they  were  going  to  get  somewhere  at  last  and  accomplish 
something.  They  had  two  chances  to  bathe  on  their  way 
east,  once  in  the  Great  Salt  Lake  and  once  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
pool  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Their  bath  in  the  Great  Salt  Lake 
was  an  unusual  one.  The  train  stopped  along  the  edge  of  the 
lake,  the  men  poured  out  of  the  cars  into  the  lake,  splashed 
around  for  about  fifteen  minutes  and  re-boarded  the  train. 
The  5th  Section  arrived  in  Camp  Meade  at  about  11.30  a.m. 

August  19,  19 1 8.     Five  officers  and  two  hundred  and  nineteen 

14 


210  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

enlisted  men  made  the  trip  with  Company  "H,"  Lieutenant 
Oliver  R.  Clark  being  on  detached  service  at  Camp  Dix,  N.  J,, 
and  twenty-four  enlisted  men  having  been  left  behind  at  the 
Presidio  either  sick  in  the  Letterman  General  Hospital  or 
measles  suspects  attached  to  the  U.  S,  Guards.  Of  these 
twenty-four  enlisted  men  twenty  later  rejoined  the  company 
at  Camp  Meade. 

Upon  its  arrival  at  Camp  Meade,  Md.,  the  regiment  was 
assigned  to  the  nth  Division,  and  the  real  intensive  training 
began.  From  that  date  until  the  signing  of  the  armistice  the 
sole  thought  of  everyone  in  Company  "H"  was  preparation 
for  overseas  service.  Along  with  the  intensive  training  came 
the  continuous  readjustment  and  reorganization  caused  by 
transfers  to  new  organizations  and  the  weeding  out  of  material 
unfit  for  overseas  service.  First  Sergeant  Thomas  and  Ser- 
geants Wolfe  and  Mueller  were  discharged  September  9,  191 8, 
to  accept  commissions  as  second  lieutenants  of  Infantry.  Of- 
ficers and  men  of  the  company  attended  schools  of  various 
kinds:  grenade,  bayonet,  automatic  rifle,  gas,  and  intelligence 
schools.  From  August  28th  to  September  6th  the  company 
had  target  practice  on  the  Camp  Meade  Rifle  Range.  From 
September  12th  to  15th  the  company  finished  up  its  course  of 
firing  on  the  Glenburnie  Range.  September  6,  1918,  three 
sergeants,  seven  corporals,  and  thirty  privates  were  transferred 
to  Company  "H,"  72nd  Infantry,  to  form  a  nucleus  around 
which  this  new  company  should  be  built.  On  September  9, 
191 8,  forty  recruits  were  transferred  from  the  154th  Depot 
Brigade,  and  these  men  received  their  target  practice  on  the 
Glenburnie  Range  from  October  23rd  to  31st. 

The  company  was  not  weakened  by  the  influenza  epidemic 
that  was  rife  in  Camp  Meade  during  September  and  October, 
and  the  intensive  training  was  continued  without  a  let-up, 
Company  "H"  lost  one  man  by  death  at  this  time.  Private 
John  \y.  Snyder,  who  succumbed  to  the  influenza  on  October 


Company  **H"  211 

II,  1918.  This  is  the  only  loss  by  death  that  Company 
"H'*  has  suffered  since  its  organization.  Second  Lieutenant 
William  K.  Howell  was  assigned  to  the  company  November 
8,  1918. 

Besides  the  various  schools  attended  by  individual  officers 
and  men,  the  company  as  a  whole  went  through  a  sort  of 
continuous  school  during  this  period;  besides  the  weekly  com- 
bat problems  in  which  the  regiment  took  part,  the  company 
had  daily  combat  problems  of  its  own.  The  company  as  a 
whole  had  instruction  in  the  throwing  of  live  hand  grenades ; 
it  also  had  gas  instruction,  and  on  November  7,  1918, 
passed  through  the  gas  house  by  platoons,  and  almost  all  the 
men  of  the  company  had  actual  practice  in  the  use  of  the  auto- 
matic rifle.  The  new  combat  formations  were  learned  by  the 
company,  and  in  these  it  reached  a  high  state  of  proficiency. 
During  this  period  the  company  was  twice  complimented  for 
its  efficiency,  once  by  the  officers  composing  the  French  Mis- 
sion, and  once  by  Lieutenant-Colonel  Hunt,  General  Staff,  who 
was  laying  down  methods  of  intensive  training  at  that  time. 

On  November  9,  1918,  the  day  of  the  nth  Division  review, 
Company  "H"  was  at  the  very  highest  stages  of  efliciency. 
All  the  overseas  equipment  had  been  issued,  and  everything 
was  ready  for  overseas  service.  On  November  nth,  however, 
the  armistice  was  signed,  and  its  chances  for  overseas  service 
ruined. 

During  the  period  of  the  war  the  company  furnished  from 
its  enlisted  ranks  five  officers,  four  of  whom,  Fred  Y.  Thomas, 
Jasper  N.  Wolfe,  Jr.,  Mathew  E.  Schubert,  and  Erwin  J. 
Mueller,  were  commissioned  in  the  Infantry,  and  one,  George 
Gibson,  was  commissioned  in  the  Aviation  Section  of  the  Signal 
Corps.  One  of  these  officers.  Second  Lieutenant  Erwin  J. 
Mueller,  is  now  assigned  to  and  on  duty  with  Company  "H." 

On  December  21,  1918,  an  exchange  was  made  between 
Company  "H"  and  Company  **I,"  63rd  Infantry,  forty  pri- 


212  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

vates  being  transferred  to  Company  "I"  for  the  purpose  of 
doing  provost  guard  duty  in  New  York  City,  and  forty  privates 
being  transferred  from  Company  **I"  to  replace  them. 

Company  "H"  left  Camp  Meade,  Maryland,  January  23, 
1919,  to  go  to  Wilmington,  Delaware,  to  do  provost  guard  duty 
in  the  city  of  Wilmington,  and  to  guard  a  large  amount  of 
Russian  ammunition  seized  by  the  British  Government  after 
the  downfall  of  the  Imperial  Russian  Government.  Attached 
to  the  company  were  six  enlisted  men,  Medical  Corps,  63  rd 
Infantry,  and  upon  its  arrival  at  Wilmington  First  Lieutenant 
Will  M.  Majors,  M.  C,  and  First  Lieutenant  Frank  P.  Wal- 
thour,  Dental  Corps,  and  six  more  enlisted  men.  Medical 
Department,  were  also  attached  to  the  organization.  Lieuten- 
ant Walthour  has  since  been  transferred  to  Fort  Terry,  New 
York. 

When  the  company  first  arrived  in  Wilmington,  Delaware, 
it  was  necessary  for  a  large  proportion  of  it  to  be  on  duty  as 
provost  guards,  but  by  the  efficient  duty  performed  by  the 
provost  guard  all  offenders  were  checked  up  and  the  company 
was  soon  able  to  dispense  with  a  great  number  of  these  provost 
guard  posts,  and  handle  the  situation  by  occasional  patrols. 

The  strength  of  Company  "H,"  63rd  Infantry,  at  this 
writing  is  6  officers  and  209  enlisted  men.  One  officer.  Medi- 
cal Corps,  12  enlisted  men,  Medical  Department,  and  3 
recruits  are  at  present  attached  to  the  company. 

EPISODES  IN  THE  LIVES  OF  GREAT  AMERICANS 
NUMBER   1 

THE    STORY    OF    A    CAREER 

Ssh!    The  curtain  rises! 

Willis  Narrowmind  was  born  in  a  little  cabin  on  Pollywog  Creek  in 
the  mountains  of  Tennessee.  Unspoiled  by  civilization,  he  became  a 
strong  boy.      His  playmates  were  the  cat,  the  chickens,  and  Gypsee,  the 


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214  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

little  pig.  Woof-woof,  the  big  Ozark  chipmunk  hound,  was  a  constant 
companion,  and  protected  the  lad  from  the  hungry  Tennessee  squirrels. 

Willis  received  his  education  at  the  log  schoolhouse  on  Buzzard 
Ridge.  At  the  early  age  of  sixteen,  he  graduated  from  the  fifth  grade, 
He  stood  first  in  his  class.  The  other  pupil  was  absent  most  of  the  term, 
but  gave  Willis  a  hard  race  for  first  honors. 

Willis  had  read  of  steam  engines,  autos,  and  such  contraptions,  so  he 
decided  to  view  them  with  his  own  eyes.  He  packed  his  belongings  in  a 
red  bandana,  grasped  his  grandfather's  squirrel  rifle,  and  journeyed  forth. 
As  he  was  leaving  the  old  homestead.  Gypsee,  now  grown  into  a  husky  pig, 
trotted  up  with  afi"ectionate  grunts.  Willis  couldn't  part  with  his  old 
playmate,  and  Gypsee  was  permitted  to  follow. 

Willis  had  many  adventures  in  the  city.  One  day  he  tried  to  use  the 
squirrel  rifle  on  a  conductor  who  refused  to  let  Gypsee  ride  on  the  car. 
The  rifle  was  taken  away,  and  Gypsee  was  sold  to  pay  the  fine.  Broken- 
hearted, the  poor  lad  pawned  the  red  handkerchief  to  buy  a  bowl  of  soup, 
which  he  tried  to  eat  with  a  fork. 

Then  he  enlisted.  After  several  months,  his  genius  was  quickly 
recognized,  and  he  became  a  corporal.  But  advancement  did  not  come 
rapidly  enough,  so  Willis  promoted  himself  to  be  sergeant.  If  let  alone 
he  might  have  become  a  self-made  captain  by  now.  But,  alas !  Narrow- 
mind  was  busted! 

But  true  ability  can't  be  kept  down.  Many  men  said  Willis  looked 
better  as  K.  P.  than  as  corporal.  During  the  trip  across  the  country  he 
polished  the  officers'  shoes  with  tender  care.  So  once  again  he  gained 
the  corporal's  chevrons.  He  became  popular  by  treating  the  men  with 
the  same  kindness  he  used  to  show  to  Gypsee  and  Woof-woof.  His 
beautiful  face  and  graceful  dancing  have  broken  many  a  girl's  heart.  His 
virtues  are  many,  and  include  wisdom,  a  tailor-made  suit,  gentle  manners, 
and  a  love  for  perfume. 

Willis  often  dreams  of  boyhood  days.  Once  again  he  is  an  innocent 
lad,  fishing  on  the  banks  of  Pollywog  Creek.  Gypsee  is  by  his  side,  and 
gazes  trustfully  up  at  him.  The  hens  are  scratching  for  worms  for  bait, 
while  one  fluffy  little  chick  sits  on  the  tip  of  the  pole,  ready  to  warn  Willis 
of  the  approach  of  a  fish.  Woof-woof  crouches  nearby,  ready  for  any 
daring  squirrel.  The  dream  fades — Willis  rises  with  a  sigh,  and  goes  to 
borrow  some  eau-de-cologne. 


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The  New  York  Detachmeni 

A  CERTAIN  Division  which  had  been  "Over  There'*  was 
to  parade  in  the  metropoHs.  It  had  assisted  materially 
in  the  making  of  history,  and  a  holiday  had  been  pro- 
claimed that  all  might  satisfy  their  curiosity  and  fulfill  their 
desires  in  reviewing  this  organization.  Dense  throngs  filled 
the  streets,  and  through  the  crowd  moved  a  mere  handful  of 
soldiers.  They  wore  no  decorations  for  gallantry  in  action, 
no  chevrons  denoting  service.  Their  only  badge  was  a  bras- 
sard of  red,  worn  upon  the  left  arm  of  each,  inscribed  with  the 
letters"?.  G." 

Shrilly  a  voice  rose  high  above  the  clamor  of  the  mob. 
"Who  won  the  war?"  it  asked,  and  answered  in  the  same 
breath,  "The  P.  G's!"  Women  laughed  and  jeered.  A 
hundred  wounded  soldiers  hooted  and  cat-called  from  a  grand- 
stand near  by.  Soldiers,  sailors,  civilians — all  who  heard — 
hissed  and  denounced  these  men  as  only  the  rabble  can.  If 
they  but  knew  the  truth,  not  a  person  that  jibed  and  taunted 
that  day  but  would  suffer  pangs  of  regret  for  the  act,  and 

Does  the  soldier  live  who,  upon  seeing  one  of  his  comrades 
wearing  the  red  brassard  of  the  Provost  Guard,  has  not  formed 
an  opinion  or  voiced  some  sentiment  concerning  the  individual 
observed — his  dress,  his  bearing,  his  character,  his  courage, 
or  the  necessity  for  his  presence?  Has  that  detailed  unfortu- 
nate carrying  the  symbol  of  authority  ever  been  looked  upon 
by  a  more  favored  member  of  the  military  establishment 
impersonally  ?     Probably  not. 

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220  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

If  you  were  an  officer  or  enlisted  man  complying  to  the  best 
of  your  knowledge  and  ability  with  the  maze  of  regulations 
governing  your  dress  and  deportment,  there  is  a  likelihood 
that  you  gazed  upon  the  provost  guardsman  as  a  necessary 
evil.  You  may  have  determined  to  tolerate  him.  You  cer- 
tainly made  no  decision  to  look  upon  him  with  favor. 

On  the  other  hand,  if  you  were  violating  a  military  order 
and  knew  it,  you  did  what? 

Feeling  that  you  had  sufficient  rank,  you  decided  to  brazen 
the  thing  out.  You  assumed  a  proud,  defiant,  haughty  look. 
When  addressed  by  the  P.  G.  concerning  your  dereliction,  in 
all  probability  you  registered  amazement,  made  a  few  caustic 
comments,  and  reprimanded  the  man  severely  for  his  manner 
of  approach.  If  you  *'got  away  with  it,"  you  were  not 
corrected  nor  humiliated.  Heaven  forbid!  You  had  merely 
performed  satisfactorily  (to  yourself  at  least)  a  disagreeable 
dut>. 

Your  shoulder  ornaments  being  nil,  and  not  having  the 
moral  support  of  numbers,  when  possible  you  quickly  evaded 
the  representative  of  law  and  order.  If  you  were  one  of  a 
group,  all  guilty  of  an  act  or  omission,  you  alone  know  the 
individual  course  you  took. 

It  can  only  be  said  that  in  any  event  your  feeling  toward 
the  P.  G.  was  one  of  resentment  rather  than  of  appreciation, 
of  displeasure  rather  than  of  indulgence. 

But  those  men  taunted  that  day — who  were  they.^  What 
had  they  done.^  Enlisted  long  before  a  war  with  Germany  was 
ever  dreamed  of,  or  in  the  early  summer  of  1917,  in  a  combat- 
ant branch  of  the  service;  choosing  at  that  time  the  Regular 
Army  because  it  seemed  to  promise  the  quickest  chance  of 
active  service;  training,  marching,  drilling,  shooting  for  an 
interminable  period;  chafing  at  the  inaction  in  guarding 
bridges,  docks,  and  railroads  for  an  aeon  of  time;  assigned  fi- 
nally to  a  division,  a  part  of  which  went  overseas,  themselves 


Company  "H"  221 

under  orders  for  sailing;  commanded  from  the  outset  by  an 
officer  of  over  thirty  years'  service  whose  initiative,  energy, 
and  ability  have  seldom  been  equalled;  commended  repeatedly 
by  their  Divisional  Commander  for  their  discipline,  their  ex- 
cellence at  maneuvers,  and  their  willingness  to  serve  under 
all  conditions;  accredited  by  officers  of  the  General  Staff  the 
finest  infantry  organization  in  the  United  States;  and,  their 
hopes  of  being  ''in  at  the  finish"  shattered  by  the  signing  of 
the  armistice,  chosen  for  their  knowledge  and  their  tact,  as 
well  as  for  their  stature  and  physical  abilities,  to  become  the 
military  representatives  of  law  and  order  in  the  largest  city  in 
the  world — such,  in  short,  is  the  history  of  those  men  of  the 
New  York  Detachment  of  the  63rd  Infantry. 

That  they  did  not  falter  that  day,  that  they  have  never 
deviated  from  the  course  laid  out  for  them,  is  due  primarily 
to  their  loyalty,  and  in  a  large  part  to  their  splendid  discipline. 

We  will  never  appreciate  fully  the  individual  longing,  the 
intense  desire,  the  continued  uncertainty,  the  fervent  wish 
denied,  as  experienced  by  each  of  these  true  Americans.  Few 
can  understand  their  final  resignation  to  perform  well  an  igno- 
minious duty.  Let  a  little  praise  be  given  those  to  whom  so 
much  credit  is  due. 


222  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


WAR   DEPARTMENT 

Office  of  the  Chief  of  Ordnance 

Washington 

May  6,  1919. 

From:        The  Acting  Chief  of  Ordnance 

To:  The  Adjutant-General  of  the  Army. 

Subject:     Exemplary  Conduct  of  Troops — 63rd  Infantry. 

1.  On  April  12th,  1  requested  that  one  hundred  enlisted  men  and  ap- 
propriate officers  be  detailed  to  Lieutenant-Colonel  E.  J.  W.  Ragsdaleat 
Van  Cortlandt  Park,  New  York  City,  for  the  purpose  of  assisting  in 
the  demonstration  of  Trench  Warfare  Materiel,  as  a  part  of  the  Victory 
Loan  Activities.  In  accordance  with  your  instructions,  Captain  Witcher, 
with  one  officer  and  one  hundred  enlisted  men  of  the  63rd  Infantry, 
reported.  This  organization  came  from  the  command  of  Major  L.  S. 
Hobbs  at  Camp  Astoria. 

2.  The  conduct  of  this  organization  was  so  exemplary  that  it  has 
become  more  than  a  matter  of  casual  comment  among  the  officers  of  this 
department  encamped  at  Van  Cortlandt  Park.  1  understand  Captain 
Witcher  and  his  command  encamped  with  little  apparent  difficulty,  and 
that  the  camp  compared  most  favorably  with  that  of  the  other  organi- 
zations present.  1  have  been  further  informed  that  the  officers  and 
enlisted  men  worked  arduously  and  prolonged  hours,  but  nevertheless 
cheerfully.  It  has  been  further  brought  to  my  attention  that  the  disci- 
pline was  of  a  high  order,  the  officers  and  enlisted  men  being  smart  in  the 
execution  of  military  etiquette,  and  evincing  other  signs  of  a  well-disci- 
plined and  thoroughly  competent  command.  The  preparations  and 
actual  demonstrations  of  the  materiel  in  mimic  battle  under  the  most  try- 
ing conditions  called  for  the  display  of  soldierly  qualities.  The  fact  that 
Private  Newman,  though  injured  severely  during  the  firing  of  a  3"  Trench 
Mortar,  continued  to  operate  his  piece  until  relieved  by  his  non-com- 
missioned officer,  and  then  proceeded  to  the  ambulance  without  attracting 
attention  or  making  any  display,  and  that  the  program  was  carried  out 
without  the  least  confusion  or  noticeable  irregularity,  reflects  great  credit 
upon  the  command. 

The  Ordnance  Department  appreciates  that  the  demonstration  of 
its  materiel  could  not  have  been  entrusted  to  more  competent  troops,  and 


Company  "H"  223 

it  is  suggested  that  the  sentiment  of  this  Department  be  conveyed  to 
Major  L.  S.  Hobbs,  Camp  Astoria,  Long  Island,  N.  Y. 

W.  S.  Pierce, 
Brig.-Gen.,  Ord.  Dept.,  U.  S.  A.,  Acting 
Chief  of  Ordnance. 

1ST.    Ind. 

War  Department,  A.  G.  O.  May  9,  191 9.  Through  the  Commanding 
General,  Eastern  Department,  Governor's  Island,  Nev/  York,  to  the 
Commanding  Officer,  63rd  Infantry,  East  Potomac  Park,  Washington, 

D.  C. 

JPT 

2ND.   Ind. 

Hq.  Eastern  Department,  May  12,  1919.  To  Commanding  Officer, 
63rd  Infantry,  East  Potomac  Park,  Washington,  D.  C. 

P.  R.  M. 

3RD   Ind. 

Hq.  63rd  Infantry,  East  Potomac  Park,  Washington,  D.  C,  May  14, 
1919.  To  Major  L.  S.  Hobbs,  63rd  Infantry,  Astoria  Cantonment, 
Astoria,  L.  I.,  N.Y. 

1.  The  Regimental  Commander  desires  to  express  to  Major  Hobbs, 
Captain  Witcher  and  to  the  officers  and  enlisted  men  of  the  63rd  Infantry 
who  took  part  in  the  demonstration  mentioned  in  the  foregoing  letter  his 
high  appreciation  of  the  conduct  and  work  of  these  officers  and  men.  It 
is  a  matter  of  great  pride  of  the  undersigned  to  receive  such  letters  as  the 
above,  and  it  indicates  great  work  has  been  accomplished  by  the  com- 
manding officer,  3rd  Battalion,  and  by  the  officers  and  enlisted  men 
under  him. 

2.  It  is  requested  that  the  letter  of  the  Acting  Chief  of  Ordnance  be 
read  to  the  men  of  your  command,  and  that  copies  of  this  letter  be  fur- 
nished Captain  Witcher. 

Chas.  J.  Nelson, 
Colonel,  63rd  Infantry,  Conid'g. 


224  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


HEADQUARTERS  3RD  BATTALION,  63RD  INFANTRY, 
ASTORIA  CANTONMENT,  ASTORIA,  LONG  ISLAND,  N.  Y., 

May  19th,  1919. 

From:        The  Commanding  Officer,  3rd   Battalion,  63rd   Infantry. 
To:  The   Detachment,  63rd    Infantry,   detailed   to  Ordnance 

Department  for  Demonstration  Purposes  at  Van  Cort- 

landt  Park. 
Subject:     Report  of  Chief  of  Ordnance. 

1.  The  attached  letter,  which  will  be  read  to  you,  speaks  for  itself. 
As  I  wrote  to  the  Commanding  Officer,  63rd  Infantry,  I  think  much  of  the 
commendation  being  given  to  me  should  go  to  Captain  Witcher,  Lieuten- 
ant Purvis,  and  the  selected  men  from  each  of  the  five  companies  sta- 
tioned here.  I  have  been  fortunate  in  having  dependable,  ambitious 
officers,  and  loyal,  reliable  men  in  this  battalion,  and  with  such  a  com- 
bination an  officer  should  be  expected  to  secure  results. 

2.  The  praise  from  the  Chief  of  Ordnance  should  be  very  gratifying 
to  all  men  and  officers  of  this  battalion,  particularly  the  participants  at 
the  demonstration  of  the  Trench  Mortar  and  Trench  Warfare  Materiel  at 
Van  Cortlandt  Park,  New  York  City,  during  the  Victory  Loan  cele- 
bration. 

3.  Let  us  not  forget,  however,  that  we  cannot  live  on  past  reputations. 
We  must  at  all  times  endeavor  to  keep  up  the  efficiency  credited  to  us  in 
the  past,  and  as  new  members  come  in,  officers  and  men  must  see  that 
they  are  made  to  be  good  substitutes  in  every  particular  for  those  men 
whom  we  are  losing. 

L.   S.   HOBBS, 

Major,  6)rd  Infantry. 


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Harry  Boissonnault 


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Company  "I" 

COMPANY  '*I  "  has  had  rather  an  eventful  career,  and 
as  some  of  the  "boys"  express  it,  a  "jinx"  career, 
considering  the  fact  that  it  is  one  of  the  units  of  the 
Regular  Army  which  did  not  see  overseas  service. 

Organized  and  trained  at  the  Presidio,  Company  "I" 
crossed  the  continent,  disembarking  at  Camp  Meade,  Maryland, 
where  the  company  was  put  through  more  intensive  training 
and  given  its  overseas  equipment.  Preparations  were  then 
made  for  transfer  to  a  port  of  embarkation  only  to  be  halted  by 
the  signing  of  the  armistice  on  November  ii,  1918,  almost  on 
the  eve  of  its  departure. 

That  in  a  nut-shell  is  the  story  of  Company  "  I. "  It  is  the 
story  of  the  organization  of  a  military  unit  not  unlike  the 
hundreds  of  other  units  formed  for  Uncle  Sam's  army.  There 
were  weeks  of  intensive  training  followed  by  keen  disappoint- 
ment, when  after  the  work  of  preparation,  injected  with  every 
ounce  of  "pep"  possessed  by  the  officers  and  men,  they  were 
unable  to  go  "across"  and  take  part  in  the  big  adventure. 

Like  other  stories  this  one  would  not  be  complete  without 
an  historical  review  of  the  company  from  the  date  of  its  organi- 
zation to  the  present  time.  This  history,  briefly  told,  gives 
some  of  the  more  interesting  events  of  the  company's  activities 
and  of  the  members  of  the  company. 

From  the  date  of  its  organization  until  May  15,  1918,  there 
was  little  excitement  in  Company  "  I. "  Things  then  began  to 
happen,  for  it  was  on  that  date  that  the  first  contingent  of  125 

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22  8  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

drafted  men — they  were  green  fellows  then — were  assigned  to 
the  company. 

Under  the  careful  guidance  and  instruction  of  the  regulars, 
work  was  started  of  molding  the  round-shouldered  rookies 
into  trained  infantrymen.  Perseverance,  patience,  and  hard 
work  on  the  part  of  the  instructors  soon  had  their  effect. 

One  bright  morning,  when  the  dawn  of  day  had  hardly 
broken,  word  was  received  at  headquarters,  for  which  the  com- 
pany had  so  long  been  waiting.  "Pack  up"  was  the  order 
issued.     An  epidemic  of  curiosity  followed. 

"Where  are  we  going.?"  "Does  this  mean  overseas  at 
last.?"  and  "Which  way  are  we  going.?"  were  some  of  the 
questions  passed  from  man  to  man  in  the  unit.  The  questions 
went  unanswered,  for  a  policy  of  veiled  secrecy  was  in  vogue. 
The  immediate  future  of  the  company  was  then  in  doubt  until 
the  day  the  men  boarded  the  train  when  word  leaked  out  that 
the  destination  was  Camp  Meade,  Maryland.  More  credence 
was  given  this  rumor  when  the  huge  locomotives  that  were  to 
pull  the  trains  bearing  the  fighting  men  were  headed  toward 
the  rising  sun. 

As  our  section  made  innumerable  stops  on  its  eastern  flight, 
the  men  and  non-coms  in  the  first  thirteen  coaches  were  royally 
received  by  the  Red  Cross  and  other  war  welfare  workers  along 
the  route.  They  were  treated  to  hot  coffee,  doughnuts,  fried 
cakes,  chocolates,  and  cigarettes,  but  for  some  unaccountable 
reason,  the  fourteenth  coach,  the  officers'  car,  was  entirely 
ignored.  During  the  first  number  of  stops  the  matter  was  not 
given  much  attention,  but  as  the  train  was  nearing  the  Mis- 
souri state  line  the  officers  decided  that  an  investigation  might 
bring  forth  some  valuable  information.  The  next  stop  brought 
forth  a  sleuth  from  car  No.  14,  who  mingled  among  the  welfare 
workers  on  the  station  platform,  and  later  among  the  men  in 
the  fore  part  of  the  train,  and  as  the  train  pulled  out  reported 
his  findings  to  the  commanding  officer. 


Company  ''!"  229 

"Why,  sir,  those  fellows  up  front  have  been  telhng  the  wel- 
fare workers  and  other  girls  that  the  last  car  is  the  quarantine 
car,  and  that  no  one  is  permitted  to  go  near,"  was  the  report. 

At  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  on  August  17th,  Company  "  I,"  with 
Company  "K"  in  reserve,  assaulted  the  Central  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
and  after  a  short  skirmish,  which  resulted  without  a  single  casu- 
alty, captured  the  objective.  It  was  a  busy  two  hours  the 
boys  spent  in  the  pool  and  the  baths,  relaxing  from  the  hard 
trip. 

On  the  evening  of  August  19th,  just  one  week  after  the 
departure  from  the  Presidio,  Section  6  pulled  into  Camp  Aleade. 
The  first  night  at  Camp  Meade  was  spent,  by  the  men  and 
officers  alike,  hunting  the  soft  side  of  the  boards  (floor).  It 
was  the  end  of  a  hard  journey,  and  the  boys  were  wondering 
what  next. 

The  following  few  weeks  was  filled  with  hard  work,  inten- 
sive training,  and  wild  excitement,  for  the  company  was  pre- 
paring for  the  big  adventure.  The  fellows  buckled  down  to 
the  grindstone,  and  labored  with  a  spirit  which  won  commenda- 
tion from  the  officers. 

September  29th  was  the  day  the  announcement  was  made 
of  the  quarantine  for  an  indefinite  period.  All  hopes  which 
had  been  entertained  for  immediate  service  overseas  were 
dispelled,  and  *' General  Gloom"  took  command  of  the  com- 
pany for  the  few  days  that  followed.  This  soon  subsided,  and 
the  men  again  became  interested  in  the  training. 

Almost  on  the  eve  of  the  departure  for  France  and  the  field 
of  action,  the  Boches,  defeated  on  all  fronts,  threw  up  their 
hands,  crying  "  Kamerad,"  signed  the  armistice. 

It  was  a  moment  of  keen  disappointment  to  the  officers  and 
men.  The  celebration  of  joy  which  was  enacted  by  other  units 
was  not  in  evidence  around  Company  "I"  quarters,  but,  in- 
stead, expressions  of  regret  were  displayed  by  the  men,  that 
their  efforts  were  to  result  in  naught.     It  seemed  impossible 


230  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

to  the  men,  and  many  could  not  be  convinced  until  the  official 
order  was  received  at  headquarters  from  the  War  Department 
to  the  effect  that  the  Germans  had  signed  the  armistice.  Like 
good  American  soldiers,  however,  they  remained  at  their  work 
and  did  the  best  they  could,  knowing  that  their  chances  of 
helping  crush  the  enemy  had  departed. 

A  short  time  after  the  signing  of  the  armistice  a  revision  of 
schedule  for  training  was  ordered,  and  a  general  relaxation  was 
brought  about,  which  was  gratefully  received  by  the  men  of 
the  company. 

Much  pleasure  was  derived  from  the  many  rumors  which 
were  in  circulation  after  the  signing  of  the  armistice  as  to 
what  disjx)sition  was  to  be  made  of  the  company.  One  day 
*' Dame  Rumor"  had  it  that  the  company  was  to  be  sent  to 
Siberia  for  duty,  the  next  day  it  was  to  be  sent  back  West,  and 
on  succeeding  days,  first  to  one  place  and  then  another.  Fi- 
nally an  order  was  received  from  the  War  Department  convey- 
ing the  information  that  the  63rd  Infantry  had  been  placed  at 
the  disposal  of  the  Eastern  Department.  This  dispelled  all 
rumors  as  regarded  the  much-looked-for  trip  back  across  the 
continent  to  the  Pacific  Coast.  Information  was  received  one 
morning  to  the  effect  that  the  63rd  Infantry  was  to  be  split  up 
into  detachments  and  sent  to  various  cities  along  the  Atlantic  sea- 
board for  duty.  Company  "  I  "  was  one  of  the  first  companies 
selected  for  duty,  and  the  place  designated  New  York  City. 

A  detachment  of  three  officers  and  one  hundred  men  from 
Company  "  I  "  with  Company  "  K"  comprised  the  first  contin- 
gent to  leave  for  the  new  duty  in  New  York  City,  leaving 
Camp  Meade  on  the  morning  of  December  23,  1918. 

The  detachments  were  placed  on  duty  as  provost  guard,  re- 
lieving the  9th  Battalion,  U.  S.  Guards,  who  were  mustered  out 
of  service.  Company  "  I "  remained  on  duty  until  March  ist,  at 
which  time  the  major  part  of  the  company  was  transferred  to 
Astoria    Cantonment,  Astoria,    Long   Island,    owing    to   the 


Company  "  I  "  231 

crowded  conditions  at  Pearl  and  Park  streets.  A  small 
detachment  of  special  duty  men  and  r\venn,--seven  men  of  the 
Mobile  Patrol  remained  at  Pearl  and  Park  streets. 

An  order  was  received  from  Headquarters  Eastern  Depart- 
ment directing  t^.\enr\-  men  from  Company  "I"  in  command 
of  First  Lieutenant  Pur\-is,  to  proceed  to  Van  Cortlandt  Park 
for  the  purpose  of  making  necessary*  arrangements  for  a 
demonstration  in  connection  with  the  ordnance  equipment 
which  had  been  designed  and  manufactured  for  the  purpose 
of  dri\'ing  Fritzie  back  across  the  Rhine,  but  which,  due  to 
the  signing  of  the  armistice,  did  not  get  into  action,  much 
to  the  satisfaction  of  Fritzie.  Had  the  hostilities  been  pro- 
longed, the  use  of  the  new  instruments  of  war  to  be  used  by 
the  Yanks  would  have  meant  a  perpetual  nightmare  for  the 
Boches. 


232  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

COMPANY  "1"   IN   SPORTS 

Company  "  1 "  was  not  only  one  of  the  most  active,  but  one  of  the  most 
successful  units  in  the  athletic  world  at  Camp  Meade  and  at  other  stations 
where  it  has  been.  The  company  had  teams  organized  in  almost  every 
branch  of  athletics  before  the  trip  eastward,  and  won  some  contests  at  the 
Presidio  and  while  en  route  across  the  continent. 

A  CHAMPIONSHIP  BASEBALL  TEAM 

The  baseball  team  is  perhaps  the  strongest  diamond  aggregation  in  the 
63rd  I  nf antry,  and  has  shown  its  supremacy  over  a  number  of  other  army 
units  outside  of  the  63rd  Infantry.  Included  among  the  players  were 
several  big  league  and  college  stars,  the  best  known  of  whom  was  "  Big 
Bill"  James,  who  was  the  hero  and  individual  star  during  the  World's 
series  in  1914,  then  the  wonder  of  the  pitching  staff  of  Manager  Stallings' 
Boston  Braves.  The  team  played  fifteen  games  within  the  regiment 
during  the  season  at  Camp  Meade  without  a  defeat.  After  the  close  of 
the  regular  schedule  it  played  an  all-star  outfit  picked  from  the  remain- 
ing companies  in  the  regiment  and  lost  by  the  score  of  5  to  4. 

VOLLEY  BALL 

The  volley  ball  team  copped  the  regimental  pennant  in  1918. 

Few  games  were  played  at  the  Presidio,  but  after  moving  eastward  the 
outfit  started  its  string  of  victories,  which  won  the  title.  Championship 
honors  were  also  taken  in  the  Midway  league,  Sergeant  Eckard  handling 
the  team. 

BASKETBALL 

Basketball  did  not  prove  so  interesting  to  the  men  of  the  company 
and  few  games  were  played  at  Camp  Meade.  However,  a  strong 
quintet  was  organized  after  the  company  was  transferred  to  New  York. 
Company  "  I"  was  represented  by  five  men  on  the  regimental  basketball 
squad,  among  them  Captain  W.  A.  Mack. 

On  the  track  Company  "  1 "  also  showed  its  caliber,  the  company  win- 
ning the  grav>'  in  all  regimental  and  brigade  meets. 

FOOTBALL 

Company  "  I  "  did  not  contribute  a  large  number  of  men  to  the  22nd 
Infantry  Brigade  football  team,   but  what   it   did   contribute  was  re- 


The  Regimental  "Champs" 
233 


These  are  "The  Hard  Boys" 


Such  Things  Happen 
234 


Company  "I" 


235 


sponsible  for  the  points   that   won  the  game  from    the  21st    Infantry 
Brigade  on  Thanksgiving  day  1918. 

It  was  through  the  individual  playing  of  Captain  Mack  of  Company 
"I"  that  the  victory  was  won.  Captain  Mack  as  fullback  made  the 
gains  and  carried  the  ball  over  for  two  touchdowns,  kicking  three  goals. 
He  also  made  the  forward  pass  to  Lieutenant  Young  as  quarterback  who 
made  a  successful  catch  and  through  a  clear  field  carried  the  ball  over  for 
the  third  touchdown.  Fifteen  of  the  twenty-one  points  were  registered 
by  Captain  Mack.  He  did  brilliant  work  both  on  the  offensive  and 
defensive  and  was  the  individual  star  of  the  game. 


The  success  in  the  athletic  field  by  Company  "  1 "  is  largely  due  to  the 
efforts  and  interest  taken  by  First  Lieutenant  Donald  B.  Rice  and 
Sergeant  Homer  W.  Eckard.  Sergeant  Eck- 
ard's  interest  in  the  games  and  his  ability  as 
a  player  and  coach  resulted  in  his  being  elected 
manager  of  all  the  different  teams.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  regimental  committee  on  ath- 
letics. Lieutenant  Rice  was  the  regimental 
director  of  athletics. 

A    FIGHTER   AND   A    WRESTLER 

Included  among  Company  "I's"  many 
athletes  is  George  Murphy,  middle-weight 
champion  on  the  Pacific  Coast  during  the  year 
preceding  his  entrance  into  the  service,  also 
Megas  Panagiotakis,  Greek  wrestler,  who  has 
not  as  yet  been  defeated.  He  gave  a  few 
exhibitions  during  his  stay  with  the  company, 
tackle  him.  Without  arms  Panagiotakis  could  have  picked  up  a  few  of 
the  Boches  and  thrown  them  back  across  the  Rhine. 


Not  many  men  cared  to 


236  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantr} 

MISCELLANY 

SOME    SPEECH 

The  only  reason  we  are  not  giving  Captain  Mack's  opening  speech 
when  taking  command  of  Company  "I"  is  because  our  typewriter  isn't 
equipped  to  portray  expressive  adjectives  by  means  of  asterisks. 

GEO.    Washington's   traits 

Sergeant  Mabry  has  frequently  been  entertained  by  the  captain  in 
his  private  office  answering  the  many  queries  with  a  line  trying  to  sub- 
stantiate his  innocence  in  numerous  accusations  which  were  brought  to  his 
attention.  On  this  particular  occasion  the  patience  of  the  Captain 
seemed  to  be  to  the  point  of  exhaustion  when  Sergeant  Mabry  spoke  up 
and  said,  "  If  the  Captain  wants  me  to  lie,  I'll  lie." 

THE    TIME,     PLEASE? 

Louis  Grafer,  mechanic  extraordinary,  possesses  one  of  the  largest 
assortments  of  watches  of  any  man  in  the  service,  bar  none.  Some  very 
interesting  popular  models,  valuable  only  as  antiques  considering  the 
peculiarities  of  movements,  etc.  They  range  from  the  two-bit  Ingersoll 
to  the  dollar  seventy-eight  Swiss  movement.  When  requested  for  the 
exact  time,  Grafer  usually  replies,  "Just  four  minutes  for  four." 

ACCOMMODATING  TO  THE  EXTREME 

First  Lieutenant  A.  C.  Purvis  is  one  of  the  most  accommodating  officers 
during  parades  ever  observed.  His  handling  of  certain  elements  of  the 
crowd  is  indeed  very  meritorious,  especiall)'  during  the  recent  parade  of 
the  27th  Division  in  New  York  City,  when  the  popular  lieutenant  went  to 
the  trouble  of  climbing  fourteen  flights  of  stairs,  not  even  disturbing  the 
elevator  man,  and  securing  two  chairs  for  young  ladies.  No  trouble  at 
all,  I'm  sure.     Vote  unanimous.     Some  fairies. 

EVERY    SATURDAY    A.M. 

Quotation  from  Captain  Mack.  "There  will  be  a  lecture  immedi- 
ately after  inspection  on  the  use  of  the  new  Enfield  rifie  as  a  barabell 
baton,  Indian  club,  and  boomerang." 


Company  "  I "  237 


INSPECTIONS 

The  greatest  of  all  inspections  was  the  one  conducted  by  Captain 
Strohmeyer  of  the  Canteen  when  on  the  trip  across  the  continent.  He 
didn't  find  what  he  was  looking  for. 

NOTHING    UP    HIS    SLEEVE 

Lieutenant  A.  C.  Purvis,  prior  to  his  entrance  into  the  service,  had  not 
been  much  of  hand  at  cards.  Desiring  to  be  one  of  the  boys,  it  was  neces- 
sary for  him  to  learn  the  games  which  were  being  played  by  the  officers. 
It  is  understood  that  his  first  lesson,  and  a  very  short  one,  cost  him  only 
ten  dollars,  during  which  he  tried  to  slick  the  officers  by  counting  four 
aces  as  two  pair. 

DON   JUAN    FROM   SEATTLE 

Lieutenant  Harry  Boissonnault  is  probably  one  of  the  best-known 
officers  now  that  promenades  on  the  "  Rialto"  in  New  York  City.  He 
may  be  seen  nightly  with  that  winning  smile  of  his,  standing  in  front  of 
the  Tokio  with  a  swagger  stick  in  one  hand  and  a  cigarette  in  the  other. 
Ye  Gods!  how  those  Broadway  damsels  do  love  to  get  a  smile  from  our 
Harry  as  they  pass  by. 

NO  ARGUMENT 

When  the  Army  outclasses  the  Navy,  was  the  subject  of  a  controversy 
between  Captain  Strohmeyer  and  an  officer  of  the  Navy  during  a  base- 
ball game  between  Company  "  I  "  and  a  team  from  the  Mare  Island  Navy 
Yard  at  San  Francisco.  The  argument  was  the  result  of  a  decision 
rendered  by  the  Umps  in  favor  of  Company  "I."  They  were  both 
able  to  walk  back  to  their  respective  stations. 

WHEN    A    FELLA    NEEDS    A    FRIEND 

When  Captain  Mack  bet  twenty  simoleons  with  Lieutenant  Purvis 
on  the  relay  team  of  Company  "  K."  Why  tell  you?  You  know  who 
got  the  money. 

When  the  government  neglected  putting  cavalry  re-enforcements  on 
breeches  and  it  becomes  necessary  to  wear  an  overcoat  on  a  real  warm 
day. 


238  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


THIRSTY r 

While  on  the  range  at  Camp  Meade,  Red  Wilhs  was  heard  to  remark, 
"it  wasn't  the  milking  the  cow  that  worried  me,  it  was  the  amount  I 
drank." 

CARRYING  OUT  ORDERS 

A  certain  private  in  the  company  was  on  guard  duty  at  the  Reservoir 
at  the  Presidio  one  night,  dark  as  pitch.  Lieutenant  White  was  officer 
of  the  day  and  in  making  his  rounds  approached  this  particular  sentry 
and  was  ordered  to  halt  with  the  customary  challenge,  "Who  goes  there?" 
The  answer  was  given,  "Officer  of  the  day."  The  sentry  did  not  order 
the  officer  to  advance  to  be  recognized,  and  after  several  moments  Lieuten- 
ant White  proceeded  further  towards  the  sentry,  who  again  ordered  him 
to  halt.  After  another  long  interval  Lieutenant  White  called  to  the 
sentry  and  asked  him  what  he  was  supposed  to  do  when  anyone  attempted 
to  cross  his  post,  and  the  sentry  immediately  replied,  "  1  halt  him  once, 
I  halt  him  twice,  and  the  third  time  I  chute"  (shoot). 

WAS  HE  RIGHT  ? 

During  the  course  of  instruction  on  guard  duty  which  included  con- 
sideration of  possible  incidents  in  France,  the  following  question  was 
asked  a  recruit:  "If  you  happened  to  be  a  sentry  and  were  approached 
by  General  Pershing  and  you  requested  him  to  advance  to  be  recognized, 
how  would  you  recognize  him?"  Without  a  bit  of  hesitation  the  recruit 
replied,  "  1  know  him  personally." 

NEW    year's    eve    a    BACK    NUMBER 

Upon  the  lifting  of  the  quarantine  at  Camp  Meade  for  the  flu  a 
certain  number  of  men  from  the  company,  on  pass,  proceeded  to  Baltimore 
to  celebrate  the  occasion.  Quite  a  crowd  had  assembled  at  a  certain  spot 
in  the  city  where  the  attention  of  other  members  of  the  company  on  pass 
was  directed  to  learn  the  cause  of  the  assemblage.  They  found  one  mem- 
ber of  the  company  standing  on  a  box  singing  the  French  National 
Anthem  and  the  other  members  of  the  selected  ring  were  passing  through 
the  crowd  demanding  that  all  hats  be  lifted  during  the  singing. 

Later  a  member  of  the  Baltimore  Traffic  Squad  was  detailed,  after  a 
complaint  was  received  at  Headquarters,  to  ascertain  the  cause  of  street- 


Company  ''I"  239 

car  traffic  being  held  up.  Investigation  revealed  the  fact  that  the  same 
men  who  had  been  entertaining  themselves  by  causing  pedestrians  to  lift 
their  bonnets  were  engaged  in  a  little  sociable  game  of  "craps"  out  in  the 
middle  of  the  street-car  tracks,  and  refused  to  permit  any  cars  that  might 
wish  to  pass  to  disturb  them. 

AND    STILL   THEY    FALL 

A  conversation  overheard  between  one  of  Brooklyn's  beauties  and  a 
member  of  Company  "  \" : 

"  Before  you  joined  the  army  out  in  the  West,  did  you  ride  bucking 
bronchos  and  wear  clothes  like  Bill  Hart?"  "You  did?"  "Oh!  you 
great  big  splendid  thing." 

WEIGHED  AND  FOUND  WANTING 

Captain  W.  A.  Mack,  a  man  of  strong  constitution,  up  to  the  time 
of  the  epidemic  of  flu  at  Camp  Meade  had  never  known  what  sickness 
was,  and  infrequent  talks  to  the  men  in  his  company  was  known  to  make 
the  remark,  "those  who  can't  stand  the  gaff,  the  strenuous  training  being 
instituted  in  his  company,  could  transfer  to  some  other  company." 
Strange  as  it  may  seem,  every  man  in  the  company  stood  the  gaff,  and  Cap- 
tain Mack  was  the  very  first  man  to  fall  victim  to  the  flu,  and  upon  his 
return  to  the  company,  after  a  stretch  of  several  days,  he  was  served  with 
the  statement  made  by  the  men  to  the  effect  that  if  he  couldn't  stand  the 
gaff  he  could  transfer  to  another  company  where  the  training  was  not 
quite  so  strenuous.     He  had  no  come-back. 

AFTERNOON    EXERCISE 

Rest  position  assumed  by  the  office  staff  of  Company  "  1,"  en  bloc, 
heels  together,  toes  up,  hands  folded  over  breast  without  the  numbers. 
Sergeant  Sheehy  being  instructor  in  the  exercises.  Certainly  not  on 
the  floor,  when  so  many  bunks  are  around! 

PAY-DAY    STILL    FAR    OFF 

What's  the  idea  of  the  company  commander  walking  down  Broadway 
late  in  the  evening  with  a  fair  one,  raining  as  it  never  did  before,  when 
the  Black  &  Whites  are  still  operating? 


240  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


FAMOUS  SAYINGS 

Use  \our  head  and  don't  mark  time  like  a  chorus  girl. 

For  the  love  of seven  seconds  to  stack  those  guns. 

Dependents  inherited  and  acquired  for  the  purpose  of   securing  a 
discharge. 

FAMOUS  SONGS 

Lieutenant  Purvis,  Can  You  Tame  the  Wild,  IVild  Women? 
Laddie  Bauer,  Oh,  Susie,  Wont  You  Behave  ? 
Sergeant  Cook,  Drink  to  Me  Only  with  Thine  Eyes. 
Jonas  Aspiund,  In  the  Valley  oj  the  Moon. 

Lieutenant  Coughlan,  when  acting  in  the  capacity  of  officer  of  the 
guard,  Where  Are  My  Wandering  Boys  To-Night? 

Captain  Mack,  Just  as  Long  as  They  Have  Red  Hair,  I'm  Satisfied. 


FAMOUS   JOKES 


Camp  Meade  Laundry. 
W.  B.  &  A.  Railroad. 


FAMOUS    COME-BACKS 


The  dime  central  returned  to  Lieutenant  Purvis,  being  unable  to  get 
his  party,  with  instruction  to  go  out  and  buy  a  malted  milk  for  himself. 


Company  "K" 

IN  the  month  of  May,  1917,  the  12th  Infantry,  stationed  at 
Nogales,  Arizona,  moved  to  the  Presidio  of  San  Francisco, 
California,  and  immediately  upon  arrival  was  split  up  into 
the  1 2th,  62nd,  and  63rd  Infantry  regiments.  Members  of 
Company  "K"  of  that  old  institution  will  remember  the 
wonderings  and  anxieties  as  to  the  organization  they  would 
**draw,"  and  as  they  look  back  they  all  see  that  they  "drew 
right." 

We  had  a  good  nucleus  to  start  with,  but  very  few  officers, 
and  we  lost  many  of  the  best  non-commissioned  officers  to 
provide  officer  material  for  the  new  National  Army — and  good 
material  it  was.  A  good  company  is  always  a  reflection  upon 
the  company  commander  among  the  officers,  but  among  the 
men  the  "Top  Sergeant"  is  the  man  upon  whom  the  respon- 
sibility as  to  the  caliber  of  the  company  rests.  First  Sergeant 
Charles  B.  Wagner,  transferred  from  the  12th  Infantry,  started 
the  company  off  in  the  right  direction,  but  left  shortly  after 
its  formation,  and  has  advanced,  through  merit,  to  the  grade 
of  captaincy.  Sergeant  George  Tilford  was  appointed  First 
Sergeant,  but  his  untimely  death  left  the  company  without  a 
competent,  experienced  "non-com"  to  take  his  place. 

About  this  time,  a  detachment  of  non-commissioned  officers 
arrived  from  the  Philippines,  and  among  them  Company  "  K" 
found  exactly  what  she  wanted  in  the  person  of  Sergeant  Wil- 
liam E.  Field,  from  the  8th  Infantry.  From  that  date  to  this 
there  need  be  no  hesitation  in  saying  that  "K"  Company  has 
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had  the  best  working  non-commissioned  staff  of  any  company 
in  the  regiment.  It  was  a  wonderful  asset  to  the  company 
commander,  and  in  a  few  months  after  its  formation,  that 
company  equaled  its  mother  from  which  it  sprang,  and  the 
present  record  speaks  for  itself.  The  company  commander 
had  been  more  or  less  accustomed  to  seeing  companies  with 
only  one  officer  with  them,  so  there  was  no  trouble  in  running 
along,  but  the  different  phases  of  company  duties  received 
better  and  more  personal  supervision  upon  the  advent  of 
officers  from  the  various  training  camps.  The  company  roster 
shows  these  officers  with  the  time  of  their  arrival,  and  they 
entered  into  their  duties  with  a  zeal  that  was  refreshing  to 
observe,  caught  the  spirit  of  company  pride  and  competition, 
and  kept  themselves  and  the  men  under  them  in  a  mood  to 
keep  ''our"  company  where  it  belonged. 

From  a  period  of  living  in  the  "cow-sheds,"  we  soon  went 
over  to  the  cantonment,  built  on  the  flats  along  San  Francisco 
Bay,  formerly  occupied  by  the  Panama-Pacific  Exposition; 
i.e.,  the  flats,  not  the  buildings.  Here  the  regiment  was  taken 
over  by  Colonel  R.  C.  Croxton,  and  under  a  schedule  of  inten- 
sive training,  good  progress  could  be  noticed.  For  a  period 
the  men  stepped  out  of  their  element  and  tried  to  learn  French 
in  two  months,  and  many  amusing  snatches  of  conversation 
could  be  heard  in  the  barracks.  Grenade  fighters,  bayonet- 
fighters,  and  best  of  all,  good  fighting  dough-boys  were  pro- 
duced from  those  days  on  the  flats,  and  even  when  we  were 
"promoted"  up  into  the  brick  barracks,  and  had  a  roof  over 
our  heads  that  didn't  leak,  we  were  not  discouraged,  thinking 
all  the  while  that  a  regiment  in  such  a  state  of  preparedness 
would  certainly  get  across;  that  when  it  did,  the  3rd  Battalion 
would  be  the  first  to  the  front  line,  and  of  that  battalion. 
Company  "  K"  would  be  the  first  up  in  the  advanced  trenches. 
And  so  it  would  have  been. 

We  thought  we  saw  our  hopes  realized  when  we  took  the 


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long  jaunt  across  the  continent  to  Camp  Meade,  Maryland. 
There  we  literally  sweat  blood  and  were  brought  to  a  high 
state  of  efficiency.  Members  of  this  company  were  in  the 
"model  company"  under  Captain  Paul,  and  later  under  our 
present  company  commander.  Captain  Witcher,  which  re- 
ceived such  praise  from  the  French  instructors  and  officials  of 
the  camp.  Always  the  "non-coms"  were  leaders  in  their 
specialties,  whether  it  was  bayonet,  rifle,  grenade  or  handling 
a  platoon.  The  company  had  passed  through  three  hands — 
Captain  L.  S.  Hobbs,  Captain  (then  Lieutenant)  Stanley  A. 
Thomson,  and  Captain  William  V.  Witcher.  Each  tried  to 
keep  the  company  where  it  belonged,  and  Captain  Witcher 
"swore  by  it,"  and  only  waited  for  the  opportunity  to  prove  its 
worth. 

Then  suddenly  the  bottom  fell  out  of  everything  on  Nov- 
ember II,  1918.  Good  for  the  world  and  mankind  was  the 
armistice,  but  how  it  did  hit  us  between  the  eyes,  we  of  the 
regular  regiment  who  had  traveled  from  one  coast  to  the  other 
to  get  a  good  wallop  at  the  Huns !  And  it  seemed  for  days  as  if 
"Finis"  was  written  on  the  pages  of  our  endeavors.  But,  let 
us  get  some  gratification  in  the  statement  of  Colonel  Croxton 
when  he  said,  "They  (meaning  the  men  of  the  regiment)  took 
it  like  a  bunch  of  men — never  a  whimper,  nothing  but  silence, 
and  not  a  lot  of  jubilation  displayed  like  a  lot  of  damn  fools 
I  heard." 

The  "scrap"  over,  as  the  days  went  by,  the  eyes  of  many 
began  to  turn  toward  Western  homes,  and  the  hearts  of  many 
longed  to  go  back,  called  by  innumerable  ties.  And  then 
another  move.  This  time  to  the  city  of  white  lights,  the 
"big"  city  of  New  York.  "I"  and  "K"  Companies  moved 
out  first,  and  each  one  of  us  had  a  chance  to  know  New  York, 
from  the  ground  floor.  We  believe  we  helped  to  make  the 
name  of  the  63rd  Infantry  a  thing  to  be  respected  while  we 
were  on  provost  guard  duty  in  New  York  City. 


244  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

Where  we  shall  go  from  this  work,  many  of  us  do  not  know. 
But  whether  we  go  into  civilian  life,  or  whether  we  are  sent  to 
another  organization,  all  of  us  will  look  back  to  our  days  with 
this  good  old  company  as  a  graduate  looks  back  to  his  Alma 
Mater.  It  was  not  all  pleasure,  it  was  not  all  sorrow,  but  we 
came  forward  like  men,  and  as  such  we  tried  to  play  our  parts. 
And  although  there  is  little  satisfaction  when  outsiders  think 
of  it  and  tell  us  about  it,  deep  down  in  our  hearts  we  know  how 
true  the  old  saying  is:  They  Also  Serve  Who  Only  Stand 
AND  Wait;  and  how  often  it  takes  as  much  courage  to  do  that 
as  to  go  forward  to  glory  with  the  zest  of  the  battle,  and  the 
feeling  of  security  in  numbers  sustaining  us.  We  are  proud 
of  our  company,  proud  of  our  regiment,  and  glad  that  we  had 
the  opportunity  to  be  with  Company  "  K,"  63rd  Infantry. 


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Laurence  E.  McDonald 


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The  Model  Company 

ON  September  9,  191 8,  at  Camp  Meade,  the  following 
officers  were  detailed  to  select  suitable  material  from 
'*K"  and  "L"  Companies  with  which  to  form  what 
came  to  be  known  as  the  Model  Company:  Captain  Mallett, 
from  the  French  Army;  Lieutenant  Rice,  ''L"  Company; 
Lieutenant  Clark,  "L"  Company;  Lieutenant  Clarkston,  "M" 
Company;  Lieutenant  Boissonnault,  *'K"  Company. 

After  having  selected  two  hundred  men  from  "K"  and 
"  L  "  Companies,  the  work  began  in  earnest.  Due  to  the  inten- 
sity of  purpose  and  the  untiring  efforts  of  Captain  Mallett 
and  his  able  lieutenants,  plus  the  eager  enthusiasm  and  spirited 
determination  that  has  marked  the  men  of  the  63  rd  since  its 
formation,  the  Model  Company  reached  a  degree  of  perfection 
and  efficiency  that  was  the  pride  of  our  regiment  and  the  envy 
of  others. 

To  our  able  and  worthy  Colonel,  R.  C.  Croxton,  do  we  owe 
much  for  our  success,  for  he  instilled  in  us  the  spirit  of  team- 
work and  a  strong  desire  to  make  good.  He  always  showed  a 
keen  interest  in  the  Model  Company. 

For  a  number  of  weeks  the  Model  Company  confined 
itself  chiefly  to  intensive  training  in  the  French  formations- 
methods  of  attack  and  defense  that  had  been  weighed  in  the 
balance  of  the  Great  War  and  had  been  found  the  least  wanting. 

On  September  25,  1918,  after  having  our  preliminary  in- 
struction, a  simulated  attack  was  held  for  the  field  and  staff 
officers.     The  advance  was  made  over  a  shell-hole  area  with 

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248  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

live  grenades,  both  hand  and  rifle,  and  automatics,  under  a 
light  and  heavy  barrage. 

At  various  times  the  Model  Company  would  demonstrate 
the  method  of  taking  up  the  different  formations  and  the 
manner  of  deployment  to  the  other  companies  of  the  regiment. 

On  October  28,  1918,  under  Major  Dashvvood,  another 
problem  was  held.  This  was  a  combination  of  artillery  and 
infantry  weapons,  machine  guns  and  trench  mortars. 

October  30,  1918,  the  '*big  show"  was  staged.  During 
this  problem  the  Model  Company  was  under  command  of 
Lieutenants  Rice  and  Plank.  Just  after  the  zero  hours  the 
advance  began.  The  artillery,  machine  guns,  one  pounders, 
and  trench  mortars  laid  down  a  plain  barrage,  a  box  bar- 
rage, and  a  creeping  barrage.  The  infantry  advanced  with  the 
barrage  and  finally  captured  the  objective. 

This  problem  was  witnessed  by  officers  and  men  of  the 
division,  as  well  as  statesmen,  representatives  of  the  press, 
and  other  civilians.  General  Carter,  from  Divisional  Head- 
quarters, sent  praise  to  the  participants  for  the  smoothness 
and  effectiveness  with  which  the  problem  w^as  worked  out. 

November  6,  1918,  the  Model  Platoon  from  *'K"  Com- 
pany demonstrated  a  few  problems,  of  which  moving  pictures 
were  taken  for  the  war  college. 

We  will  always  look  back  on  our  time  in  the  Model  Com- 
pany with  pride,  satisfaction  and  benefit —  proud  to  have  been 
in  the  company,  satisfied  to  know  we  made  good  and  benefited 
by  the  lessons  it  taught  us,  lessons  that,  if  heeded,  will  be  of 
inestimable  value  in  later  life — namely,  the  advantage  of 
determination,  training  and  team-work,  of  meeting  present  day 
obstacles  with  present  day  methods,  of  bringing  about  a  desired 
effect,  or  arriving  at  a  desired  goal,  by  applying  definite  and 
prearranged  methods  at  the  most  strategical  points,  allowing 
neither  time,  tide,  environment,  surroundings,  or  set-backs  sway 
us  from  accomplishing  our  goal. 


The  Model  Company  249 


Headquarters,  iith  Division, 
Camp  Mead,  Maryland. 
October  31st,  19 1 8. 

From:        Acting  Chief  of  Staff, 

To:  Commanding  Officer,  63rd  Infantry,  Camp  Meade,  Md. 

Subject:     Commendation  of  Rifle  Company,  63rd  Infantry. 

I.  The  Commanding  General  watched  with  pleasure  the  perform- 
ance of  the  rifle  company  of  the  63rd  Infantry,  commanded  by  Captain 
Witcher,  at  the  problem  of  the  30th  instant.  He  desires  that  this  com- 
pany be  informed  of  his  appreciation  of  the  efficient  manner  in  which  it 
carried  out  the  difficult  problem  of  attack.  This  also  was  commented 
on  most  favorably  by  Major  Dashwood  of  the  British  Mission. 

H.  T.  Bull 
Colonel,  U.S.A. 

1st  Ind. 

Hq.,  63rd  Inf.,  Camp  Meade,  Md.,  Nov.  i,  1918.  To  Platoon  Com- 
mander, 4th  Platoon,  Model  Co.,  63rd  Inf.  (Thru  C.  O.  Co.  K).  RE- 
FERRED. 

By  order  of  Colonel  Croxton: 

W.  P.  Woods 
Captain  Sr  Adjutant,  6)rd  Inf. 


250  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

BITS    FROM     BROADWAY— AND     ELSEWHERE 

"Men,"  spoke  up  a  sergeant  to  a  crowd  of  rookies  at  Angel  Island, 
"  1  want  six  expert  mechanics  to  do  some  work."  In  the  twinkling  of  an 
eye  six  men  responded,  eagerly  telling  of  their  ability,  each  trying  to  out- 
do the  other,  it  seemed.  "Yes,  men,"  went  on  the  sergeant,  "I  believe 
you.  You  all  look  like  expert  mechanics.  Over  there  are  your  tools," 
nodding  at  three  wheelbarrows,  three  picks  and  three  shovels.  An  for 
two  days  the}-  wheeled  dirt.     Thereafter  they  were  not  so  "  expert." 

We  must  hand  it  to  little  Bohn.  He  doesn't  believe  in  seconds,  for  he 
was  first  "in"  in  Angel  Island,  and  first  "out"  in  New  York. 

Shortly  after  doffing  our  "civies"  and  donning  our  O.  D.'s  at  Angel 
Island,  a  sergeant  called  us  together  and  requested  that  all  college  gradu- 
ates step  forward,  as  he  had  urgent  need  of  men  of  this  calibre.  With 
eager  enthusiasm  a  score  stepped  forth,  the  remainder  bewailing  their 
lack  of  education  along  the  higher  lines.  These  college  men,  they  thought, 
would  get  "soft"  jobs,  possibly  nothing  but  paper  work.  The  sergeant 
showered  them  with  verbal  nosegays  for  their  above-the-average  ability. 
"Now,  men,"  he  concluded,  "report  at  once  to  the  kitchen  officer;  he 
wants  you  to  clean  sinks  and  empty  slop  cans." 

We're  here  to  make  the  boys  behave  who'd  like  to  be  so  tough, 
For  when  they  bump  the  63rd  they  find  the  road  is  rough. 

Jones  re-enlisted,  saying  that  that  was  the  only  way  he  knew  of  get- 
ting home  for  some  time  yet. 

Speaking  of  names,  I  wonder  if  it  wouldn't  be  a  passing  proposition* 
after  they  are  discharged,  for  Ham  and  Lam  to  start  a  Butcher  shop? 
Likewise,  Shipp  should  form  a  partnership  with  Skon  and  sail  the  briny 
deep.  As  a  fruit  merchant  Lemons  should  Dodge  the  Winter,  and  look 
Sharp  or  he'll  come  to  a  Short  stop.  The  five  Jones'  consider  Rust-ing 
in  their  Houses  for  a  Long  time. 

A  certain  corporal  in  "  K  "  Company,  while  taking  a  bath,  found  a  very 
pretty  necktie  neatly  wrapped  around  his  neck,  and  exclaimed,  "  Ha!  the 
mystery  is  solved.     I  lost  that  while  at  Angel  Island." 


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The  other  day  Private  Jones  was  smoking  a  cigarette  while  on  duty. 
which  prompted  the  sergeant  to  ask  him  what  he  was  doing,  to  which 
Jones  repHed :  "  Four  years,  and  I've  only  got  two  of  them  in." 

If  his  gun  should  "  Rust,"  would  Hugh  Boyle,  and  if  he  didn't,  do  you 
suppose  old  "  Esil  Wood?" 

(Time:     Supper.     Place:     Provost  Guard  Kitchen.) 

Prisoner:     Is  that  all  you  got  for  supper?  (indicating  Hamburgers). 

Cook:  Well,  you  wait  a  minute 
and  I'll  fry  you  some  eggs. 

Prisoner:  Howlong  will  1  have 
to  wait? 

Cook:   Say,  where  are  you  from? 

Prisoner  (rather  hard-boiled): 
I  belong  to  the  Regular  Army. 

Cook:  You're  eating  regular 
army  chow  now. 

Prisoner:  Regular  Army  Hell! 
They're  P.  G.'s! 

First  P.  G.  "  You'd  better  stay 
out  of  that  saloon.  Didn't  you  see 
the  notice  on  the  bulletin  board?" 

Second  P.  G.:  "Oh,  that's  all 
right.     I  can't  read." 

Corporal  Ham  says  he  can't 
tell  as  yet  whether  it's  better  to 
love  one  little  girl  a  lot  or  a  lot 
of  little  girls  a  little. 

It  has  been  said  that  no  one  in  the  Army  can  get  anything  without  in- 
fluence. Don't  believe  it.  1  haven't  one  iota  of  influence,  and  I've  gotten 
"  K.  P.,"  sore  feet,  extra  duty,  fatigue,  and  one  call  down  after  another. 

A  buck  private  doing  Provost  Guard  duty  in  New  York  City  returned 
one  evening  from  a  certain  Italian  district,  and  before  retiring,  he  thusly 
did  lament: 

"Would  that  some  bright  inventive  man 

Would  patent,  make,  and  sell 
A  garlic  with  a  garlic  taste, 
But  with  a  violet  smell!" 


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"AS    YOU    WERE    AND    SNAP    INTO    IT" 

During  a  recent  convention  of  officers  of  the  American  Army,  in 
which  Captain  Witcher  was  in  attendance,  one  of  the  captain's  superior 
officers  ordered  him  to  make  the  necessary  arrangement  for  a  display  of 
pyrotechnics  in  connection  with  the  firing  of  some  of  "Fritzie's  Night- 
mare" of  the  American  Artillery  at  Victory  Camp.  The  captain's  mind 
was  somewhere  in  Brooklyn  at  the  time  the  order  was  being  voiced,  and 
catching  only  the  drift  of  it  he  replied,  "  Yes,  sir,  I'll  have  the  prophylactic 
stations  all  ready,  sir." 

"Lieutenant  Gunn  isn't  here  just  now,  but  we  expect  him  most  any 
moment;  won't  you  leave  your  number?"  is  one  of  the  most  frequent 
outbursts  of  the  switchboard  operators  at  Headquarters. 

Sergeant  to  recruit,  handing  him  a  new  rifle:  "Now,  Sonny,  that  is 
your  own  rifle.  Take  good  care  of  it  and  clean  it  often.  It's  your  best 
friend." 

"Wall,"  says  the  rookie,  "  1  don't  much  like  the  idea  of  cleaning  my 
very  best  friends." 

A  non-com's  ode  to  his  rifle — a  poem  in  four  words: 

Dust 
Rust 
Cussed 
Bust 

"  Picking  'em  out.  Son?"  asked  the  general  of  a  Yank,  busily  engaged 
in  picking  cooties  from  the  seams  of  his  shirt. 

"No,  sir.  General,  I'm  taking  'em  as  they  come." 

What  do  you  do?  1  do  army  paper  work;  1  roll  twenty  a  day,  keep 
the  business  end  hot,  and  am  lit  up  most  all  of  the  time. 

Private  House  says  her  silence  was  thunderous ! 

New  York  wouldn't  be  so  bad  if  they  would  move  it  out  in  Oregon. 
Whatja  say,  Webfoots? 

Love  is  but  a  fleeting  passion,  oft  the  fact  but  not  the  fashion. 

An  officer,  crossing  the  parade  ground,  called  back  a  recruit  who  had 
failed  to  salute  him.     Pointing  to  his  leggings,  he  said,  "Don't  you  see 


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those?"  The  recruit  looked  at  the  leather  leggings  and  then  at  his  own 
canvas  ones,  and  said,  "Gee,  you're  a  lucky  guy.  Look  what  they 
handed  me!" 

(At  Bronx  Park  Zoo). 

Informative  Old  Gentleman:  "  You  see,  that  bird  with  the  long  bill? 
That  is  a  stork." 

A  bored  P.  G:  "You  don't  say  so!  An'  me  thinkin'  all  the  time  it 
was  a  canary!" 

Corporal  McArthur  can  carry  a  good  jag  a  long  way,  but  no  wonder. 
(Six  foot  three.) 

A  few  days  after  the  company  arrived  in  New  York,  Private  Kun 
was  seen  walking  around  the  quarters  with  his  mouth  all  bandaged  up. 
Some  of  the  fellows,  becoming  curious,  asked  the  doctor  what  was  the 
matter  with  him.  The  doctor  informed  them  that  the  roof  of  Private 
Kun's  mouth  had  been  sunburned  from  gazing  at  high  buildings. 

Won't  someone  kindly  donate  a  large,  heavy  night-stick  to  Sergeant 
McGraw?  He  can't  seem  to  find  one  large  enough  to  knock  'em  dead 
with. 

Now  that  the  "flu"  has  flew,  and  the  battle  is  battled,  we  would  like 
to  have  our  discharges. 

Since  having  to  drill,  the  company  barber  has  lost  his  line,  so  the 
gentleman  cow  lies  quietly  in  the  shade. 

A  soldier's  notion  of  Hades  is  a  place  where  every  man  but  himself 
is  a  second  lieutenant  (he  knows  they  all  go  there),  where  he  has  to  go  out 
on  saluting  details  every  day,  and  where  he  is  either  drilling,  doing  guard, 
or  K.  P.,  or  getting  ready  for  inspection  all  the  rest  of  the  time.  It  would 
be  a  heluva  place,  wouldn't  it? 

Schnupp  and  Booze  went  up  the  hill  to  fetch  a  pail  of  beer, 
Schnupp  came  down  and  wore  a  frown,  and  Booze  was  angry  too; 
They  both  were  sore  because  no  more  good  Lager  could  they  buy, 
So  down  the  hill  came  Schnupp  and  Booze,  because  the  town  was  dry. 


254  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

First  P.  G. :  "  My  wife  objects  because  it's  such  a  long  trip  from  the 
barracks  and  that  I  get  there  so  late.  What  would  you  do,  get  a  new 
barracks?" 

Second  P.  G.:     "Naw,  get  a  new  wife." 

If  you  want  }our  face  measured  for  a  shave,  see  Evans,  "  K"  Com- 
pany barber.  He  guarantees  that  you  will  have  a  "  fit "  before  he  is  done 
with  you. 

A  colonel,  while  walking  down  the  street,  passed  a  colored  recruit  who 
failed  to  salute  him.  He  called  him  back  and  said,  "Don't  you  salute 
your  superior  officers  when  you  see  them?"  The  recruit  replied,  "1 
didn't  know  you-all  was  a  officer."  The  colonel  said,  "Look  at  these 
ornaments  on  my  shoulder  straps,  and  the  next  time  you  see  an  officer  1 
want  you  to  salute  him."  The  recruit  walked  a  little  farther  down  the 
street  and  passed  a  second  lieutenant  without  saluting.  The  lieutenant 
called  him  back  and  said,  "  Don't  you  salute  your  superior  officers  when 
you  see  them?"  The  recruit  looked  at  his  straps  and  replied,  "You 
ain't  no  officer,  you  ain't  got  no  chicken  on  your  shoulders." 

Our  human  bean  pole.  Lefty  Loo,  has  issued  a  statement  to  all  the 
world  to  the  effect  that  he  doesn't  mind  his  legs  being  used  as  ramrods,but 
damned  if  he's  going  to  wash  socks  for  any  fool  to  use  as  gun  rags. 

The  argument  still  waxes  hot  between  the  two  parties  as  to  whether 
the  company  barber  outranks  the  company,  or  vice  versa. 

Pickings:  A  poem  which  becomes  quite  popular  just  a  short  time 
before  pay-day. 

Break,  break,  break,  on  thy  cold  gray  stones,  O  sea! 

You  may  break  for  a  thousand  ages,  but  you  will  never  be  broke  like  me. 

Did  you  ever  drop  into  the  Oregon  Club  during  one  of  their  vaudeville 
entertainments?  If  you  haven't,  try  and  do  that  sometime.  Hear 
Private  Dustier  of  our  compan>'  featuring  "Till  We  Eat  Again."  It's 
splendid. 

Private  N.  E.  Lee  says  his  ancestor,  Robert  E.  Lee,  was  in  the  army 
to  fight,  but  he  is  in  just  for  the  rest.     I  wonder  where  he  gets  that  word? 

Miracle  of  miracles!  Shades  of  the  mess  sergeant!  We  had  ham  and 
eggs  for  breakfast  this  morning! 


Jokes 


-':)5 


Corporal  Tucker's  luck  with  the  "  bones"  stands  out  very  prominently 
in  "  K"  Battery.  One  would  think  his  color  is  all  wrong  to  hear  him  talk 
to  'em. 

Corporal  Ferguson's  pool  playing  is  just  like  playing  with  the  cat;  it's 
all  scratches. 

As  an  oasis  in  the  desert  is  to  the  weary  traveler,  so  is  the  Oregon 
Club,  425  Seventh  Avenue,  New  York  City,  to  most  men  of  this  organi- 
zation. Here  we  can  read  the  papers  from  home,  meet  people  from  home, 
find  entertainment,  write  letters,  often  procure  tickets  to  the  best  theaters 
in  the  city,  and  are  always  welcome  to  real  "eats" — all  without  charge, 
which  is  an  innovation  for  clubs  of  this  kind.  The  club  has  come  to  be 
known  as  "home,"  for  the  western  spirit  permeates  the  atmosphere  at  all 
times.  The  spirit  that  prompted  the  opening  of  the  club  and  the  untiring 
efforts  of  those  who  keep  things  running  smoothly,  however,  are  even 
more  appreciated  by  the  boys  than  the  material  things  of  which  we  are 
the  recipients. 


256  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


JULY    FIRST 

"What  are  the  bugles  blowing  for?"  said  soldier  on  parade. 
"Sure,  they're  hanging  Johnny  Barley  in  the  morning." 
"What  are  they  hanging  Johnny  for?"  said  soldier  on  parade. 
"Why,  a  G.  M.  C.  convened  and  they've  forsworn  him. 
Oh,  he  laid  for  the  captain  and  put  him  to  sleep, 
And  the  sergeant  went  down  when  he  quaffed  him  too  deep, 
And  the  corporals,  alas!  have  their  stripes  still  to  keep — 
And  he  didn't  give  'em  no  warning!" 

Tho'  it  ain't  what  he  done  to  the  orf  cers, 
Nor  half  of  the  non-coms  he  led, 
But  he's  always  been  friends  with  the  private. 
So  they're  hanging  him  up  till  he's  dead. 

"Why  do  the  men  all  bow  their  heads?"  said  soldier  on  parade, 

"Sure,  it  breaks  their  hearts  to  see  his  spirit(s)  leaving." 

"What  makes  the  dim  light  the  sad  sun  sheds?"  said  soldier  on  parade. 

"Sure,  it  blurs  it's  eyes  to  see  so  much  of  grieving, 

Sure,  it  ain't  what  he  didn't  that  lost  him  the  race, 

For  it  stands  on  the  records  he  won  a  first  place. 

But  the  orf'cers  and  non-coms  were  tough  ones  to  face — 

And  he  hadn't  a  chance  of  retrieving." 

Tho'  it  ain't  what  he  done  to  the  orf'cers. 
Nor  half  of  the  non-coms  he  led, 
But  he's  always  been  friends  with  the  private. 
So  they're  hanging  him  up  till  he's  dead!" 


/  \ 


Company  *'L' 


COMPANY  "L,"  63rd  Infantry,  was  organized  June  i, 
1917,  at  the  Presidio  of  San  Francisco,  California,  by 
transferring  one-third  of  the  strength 
of  Company  "L"  of  the  12th  Infantry  as  a 
nucleus.  These  men  were  selected  by  choos- 
ing every  third  man  as  they  stood  on  the 
roster.  The  result  of  this  selection  was  that 
forty-nine  men  one  foggy  morning,  on  the 
old  Exposition  Grounds  below  the  Presidio, 
were  informed  that  they  now  constituted  Company  "L"  of 
the  63  rd  Infantry.  Little  did  they  dream  of  the  growth 
and  development  which  was  to  follow  that  simple  an- 
nouncement. Second  Lieutenant  I.  C.  Avery,  late  of  the 
Machine  Gun  Company  of  the  12th  was  designated  as  the 
first  company  commander.  The  orderly  room  consisting  of  a 
condemned  pyramidal  tent,  was  organized  in  the  court  yard  of 
the  old  "  cow-sheds."  Sergeant  George  Mendel  was  appointed 
first  sergeant,  the  order  promoting  him  was  the 
first  company  order  issued  in  the  new  organiza- 
tion. 

On  June  15,  1917,  Captain  George  C.  Lewis 
took  over  the  company.  Lieutenant  Avery 
returning  to  the  Machine  Gun  Company  of 
the  regiment. 

Drill  and  the  usual  garrison  duties  obtained  until  July  21st, 
when  the  first   increase   occurred,   forty-two   recruits    being 
17  257 


258  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

assigned,  and  the  company  from  this  time  on  was  kept  busy- 
assimilating  the  new  material.  This  was  a  more  or  less  dis- 
couraging period  through  which  not  only  Company  "L"  but 
the  entire  regiment  passed,  caused  by  a  lack  of  officers  and  the 
serious  losses  incurred  from  the  non-commissioned  officers 
being  transferred  to  National  Army  units.  A  great  many  of 
these  men  were  also  commissioned.  However,  by  November 
2,  1917,  when  Captain  W.  S.  Paul  took  over  the  company,  it 
showed  the  effects  of  the  tireless  efforts  expended  on  it  by 
Captain  Lewis. 

From  this  time  on  intensive  training  was  practised  and 
more  recruits  were  absorbed,  forty-one  joining  us  on  the 
24th  of  March  and  146  on  June  8th.  The  latter  recruits  were 
the  first  of  the  inducted  men  coming  mostly  from  California 
and  the  Northwest,  and  were  of  the  type  which  formed  the  bulk 
of  our  regiment  throughout  the  emergency. 

On  the  1 2th  of  August  came  the  great  day  when  we  started, 
with  high  hopes,  for  Camp  Meade,  Maryland,  and  as  we 
thought,  for  France.  After  a  most  interesting  and  enjoyable 
trip  of  six  days  the  company  arrived  and  was  assigned  quarters 
in  one  of  the  largest  mobilization  camps  in  the  country.  The 
regiment  was  assigned  to  the  22nd  Brigade,  nth  (La  Fayette) 
Division. 

Lieutenant  J.  W.  Edwards  took  command  of  the  com- 
pany when  Captain  Paul  was  sent  overseas  with  our  advance 
party,  where  we  hoped  soon  to  follow.  November  11,  1918, 
that  fateful  day,  shattered  all  hopes  of  active  service,  but  great 
praise  must  be  granted  the  organization  for  the  manner  in 
which  it  upheld  its  high  ideals  of  discipline  and  morale.  There 
was  very  slight,  if  any,  evidence  of  the  discouragement  which 
was  so  generally  felt. 

On  November  27th  Captain  Alan  Pendleton  took  over  the 
company,  and  was  succeeded  by  Captain  L  C.  Avery  on 
January  13,  1919. 


1 


First  Lieutenant 
Jonathan  W.  Edwards 


First  Lieutenant 
Elijah  G.  Arnold 


Second  Lieutenant 
Harold  L.  Green 


Captain 
Irving  C.  Avery 


First  Lieutenant 
Roy  T.  Rouse 


^ 


First  Lieutenant 
Oliver  R.  Clark 


259 


Who  Won  the  War? 

260 


Company  "L* 


261 


The  last  chapter  in  the  history  of  the  organization  occurred 
on  January  20th,  when  we  left  for  New  York  to  do  provost 
guard  work  at  that  import- 
ant demobilization  center, 
having  been  selected  from 
all  the  available  regiments 
in  the  East  for  this  more 
or  less  unpleasant  duty. 
However,  the  company  has 
been  accomplishing  all  the 
tasks  set  before  it  with  the 
same  energy  which  typified 
it  when  it  was  the  ''Model  Company"  at  Camp  Meade, 
Maryland. 

At  the  present  time  a  great  many  of  the  emergency  men 
have  left  us,  with  the  others  soon  to  follow.  Their  spirit  and 
manliness  will  always  remain  in  the  memories  of  the  old  and 
new  "  regs,"  who  will  keep  up  the  tradition  of  the  old  company 
in  the  years  of  service  to  come. 


RANGE — ING 


FOR  OUR  WEAKER  BROTHER. 


262 


History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


sri^G^ff^ 


AN  AFFIDAVIT  SUBMITTED   FOR   DISCHARGE,   CLAIMING 

DEPENDENTS 


Haymow  County 
Affidavit  City        ^  ^^ 

We  the  undersigned  depose  and  say  that  we  is  acquainted  to  Pvt. 
Buggs,  of  Affidavitt  City,  Oregon,  son  of  Mr.  Josua  Buggs,  of  the  same 
place.  Pvt.  Buggs  is  now  a  member  of  Co.  "L"  63rd  Infantry  and 
we  is  all  proud  of  the  part  that  he  has  taken  to  help  lick  the  Huns.  Now 
that  the  War  is  over  his  poor  father  is  in  big  need  of  his  presents  at  home. 
We  have  knowed  Pvt.  Buggs  for  the  past  13  months  and  know  that  he  is 
badley  needed  at  home;  that  the  above  Mr.  Buggs,  father  of  his  son,  Pvt. 
Buggs,  is  only  worth  about  70  or  $80,000.00,  and  that  the  above  men- 
tioned Mr.  Buggs'  wife,  Mrs.  Eliza  Buggs,  mother  of  Pvt.  Buggs  died 
some  twelve  years  ago;  making  it  necessary  for  the  above  mentioned,  Mr. 
Buggs  to  do  his  own  kooking  and  house  work.  Also  that  the  afore- 
mentioned Mr.  Joss  Buggs,  father  of  Pvt.  Buggs,  has  a  large  ranch, 
consistin  of  30  acres  of  land,  4  acres  in  wheat,  6  acres  in  sagebrush  and  the 
rest  in  rocks  and  stump  land.  That  the  above  Mr.  Buggs  has  a  large 
heard  of  stock  on  said  ranch,  consisting  of  i  bronco,  i  jackass,  3  goats,  a 
pig  and  a  dog.  That  it  is  of  the  greatest  importance  for  the  above  said 
Pvt.  Buggs  be  realeased  from  the  service,  in  order  that  he  may  be  able  to 
come  to  the  assistence  of  his  poor  father,  Mr.  Buggs,  and  give  him  the 
necessary  help  in  keeping  up  the  ranch  as  the  entire  neiyborhood  is 
dependent  on  the  aforesaid  stock  for  their  supply  of  fresh  milk.  If  the 
said  Pvt.  Buggs  is  immedeately  released  from  the  Army  he  will  be  able 
to  help  his  poor  father  and  bring  releef  to  the  community  of  Affidavitt 


The  Bull's  Eye 


263 


city.  We,  the  whole  neiyborhood  are  praying  and  have  been  praying 
that  the  Honorable  Sir,  Pvt.  Buggs'  Company  Commander  will  grant  us 
this  blessing,  and  send  our  hero  home  to  us. 

Signed     Bill  Perkins 
Signed     Hank  Brown 

•  Swored  to  me  and  under  my  hand  is 

stamped  my  seel 

Signed     Jim  Blankhead 
Noterry  Public  for  Haymow  County, 
State  of  Oregon. 


THE  BULL'S  EYE 

Shooting  one  day  at  200 

From  a  pose  that  would  break 
your  back. 
My  gun  was  wabbling  madly, 

As  I  took  up  the  trigger's  slack. 
I  hardly  knew  where  1  was  shoot- 
ing, 

Or  what  I  was  shooting  at; 
But  I  banged  "away  with  "Old  Betsy" 

And  the  bullet  struck  with  a  spat. 
It  kicked  up  the  sand  and  the  pebbles, 

And  the  target  dropped  from  sight. 
And  1  nearly  fell  off  the  rampart 

When  the  disc  that  they  showed  was  white 
1  have  sought  and  still  seek  vainly, 

And  will  while  I  am  yet  alive 
To  find  where  I  aimed  on  that  target. 

When  I  got  that  count  of  five. 
It  may  be  some  time  in  the  future. 

When  I've  had  more  time  to  train 
And  I've  gotten  more  used  to  "Old  Betsy" 

That  I'll  hit  that  bull's  eye  again. 


264  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


Wtu/  X'VVLA  X\, 


DE  BUGLE  CALLS 

De  bugle  bane  calling  a  purpose  for,  an'  dots  ve, 
Materials  should  bane  collecting  for  a  Saxty-tree. 
Ve  ha'  scorn  fine  startings  froom  da  12th  infantry, 
Da  east,  nort'  und  sout',  bane  calling  dar  best, 
Und  ve  skall  rig  oop  soomting  froom  de  vest. 
Doo  lumber-yack,  humstader,  und  vild  buckaroo, 
De  bugle  now  bane  calling  for  yoo. 


Coom  oot  froom  de  teamber  und  dawn  froom  de  slope. 
Trow  avay  yoor  axe,  und  lay  dawn  yoor  rope. 
Und  vould  et  pe  asking  to  motch  of  faremers  now, 
To  unheech  yoor  horses,  und  hang  oop  yoor  plow? 
Ve  need  moor  mechanics  und  plenta  cooks  in  our 

crew, 
Soom  foighting  pugs,  und  prune-peekers  too. 


Gather  >oo  all  und  coom  lak  de  storem, 
Trad'  yoor  auld  rags  for  de  bright  uniform, 
Doo  skall  ha'  a  strat  barrel  raffle,  I  told  no  fake. 
Get  a  pair  of  No.   14  shoes  und  de  pargain  is 

make. 
Yaw,  1  tank  already  de  colors  bane  unfurled, 
Beckening  de  model  regiment  oof  de  vorld. 


Charlie  Morrow  wants  to  know  the  first  symptoms  of  love.  He  says 
he  has  something  breaking  out  on  his  back  now. 

Private  Stratton  does  not  like  New  York  City,  because  every  time  you 
went  into  the  "Sub"  you  came  up  at  a  different  place. 

The  regimental  supply  sergeant  had  to  put  in  a  requisition  for  mat- 
tresses and  sheets,  because  the  Oregon  boys  could  not  stand  the  smell  of 
the  old  straw  ticks;  it  made  them  homesick. 

The  regimental  yell:     "  Did  my  'Affies'  come  yet?" 

Vincent  DePasquale,  the  well-known  barber  of  Company  "L,"  is 
sporting  white  collars  these  days  and  great  havoc  is  being  wrought 
amongst  the  damsels  of  Long  Island  City. 


Jokes 


26=; 


Conversation  between  Mechanic  Berg  and  Private  Border 
while  on  pass  and  trying  to  get  a  room  in  a  Baltimore 
Hotel. 

Mechanic  Berg  to  Clerk:   "  What  price  rooms  have  you?" 

Clerk:     "Nine  ($9.00)  per." 

Border  whispers  to  Berg:     "Too  d much." 

Berg:  "H — 1,  ^9.00  is  nothing  for  a  soldier.  Give  us 
the  key." 

It  is  rumored  that  Berg  is  still  working  to  pay  for  the 
room. 


LITTLE      .NAPOL- 
EON    GREE.V  " 
BALLIXG    THEM 
OUT 


No  more  sobbing. 
Orderly  Room. 


Beales  is  discharged.     This  means   rest  for  the 


1964A.  D.  "Whatdidyou 
do  after  the  great  war,  Grandpa 
Hughes?" 

(With  a  growl):  "I  spent 
the  rest  of  my  life  trying  to  get 
my  discharge." 

Private  White  does  not 
think  that  the  tepees  of  New 
York  resemble  those  of  the 
Nez  Perce  in  anyway  what- 
soever. 


"How  yuh  gona  keep  'em  down  on  the  farm  after  they've  seen  New 
York."     That  is  the  question. 


The  eternal  question,  "How  do  you  spell  AFFIDAVIT?" 

Longfellow  could  take  a  worthless  piece  of  paper  and 
write  a  poem  on  it  and  make  it  worth  $65,000.00. 
that's  genius. 

There  are  some  men  that  can  write  a  few  words  on  a 
piece  of  paper  and  make  it  worth  a  million  dollars. 
that's  capital. 

The  United  States  can  take  an  ounce  and  a  quarter  of 
gold  and  make  it  worth  twenty  dollars. 
that's  money. 


AFTER  THE 

"  BATTLB  OF 

ASTORIA" 


266  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

A  mechanic  can  take  material  worth  ^5.00  and  make  it  into  watch 
springs  worth  one  thousand  dollars. 

that's  skill. 

There  is  a  man  in  Paris  that  can  take  a  .50c.  piece  of  canvas,  paint  a 
picture  on  it,  and  make  it  worth  $1,000,000. 

that's  art. 

A  woman  can  purchase  a  hat  for  $3.00  but  prefers  paying  $27.00  for  it. 
that's  foolishness. 

A  ditch  digger  handles  several  tons  of  earth  for  $2.50  a  day. 

that's  labor. 

You  can  get  a  sack  of  tobacco  for  loc. 

that's  bull. 

The  author  of  this  could  write  a  check  for  $9,000,000.00,  but  it  wouldn't 
be  worth  a  d — m  cent. 

that's  tough. 

There  are  some  people  who  will  tell  you  there  are  better  outfits  than 
the  63rd  Infantry. 

that's  nerve. 


The  Uniform  267 

THE  UNIFORM 

We  are  not  ashamed  of  the  uniform, 
And  if  you  are  a  friend 
You  will  never  say  against  it 
Any  word  that  will  offend. 
It  has  covered  honored  bodies 
And  by  heroes  has  been  worn 
Since  the  days  of  the  old  Republic, 
When  the  Stars  and  Stripes  were  born. 

Uniforms  have  many  patterns, 

Some  are  khaki,  some  are  blue, 

And  the  men  who  chose  to  wear  them 

Are  of  many  patterns  too. 

Some  are  sons  of  wealthy  parents, 

Some  are  college  graduates, 

Some  have  many  manly  virtues, 

Some  are  simply  reprobates, 

Men  of  all  kinds  when  drinking 
Misbehave,  act  rough  and  swear. 
Drunken  soldiers  or  civilians 
Are  disgusting  anywhere. 
So  grant  us  your  forbearance. 
We'll  appreciate  it  more 
Than  a  lot  of  noise  and  cheering 
When  we  are  leaving  for  a  war. 

We  have  sat  with  you  in  public, 
We  have  smelt  your  whiskey  breath. 
Heard  remarks  insane  and  silly, 
Nearly  boring  us  to  death. 
Still  we  offered  no  objections 
When  in  theaters  we  met, 
And  you  think  you  should  exclude  us 
When  attended  by  your  set. 

When  we  meet  you  out  in  public, 
On  the  streets  or  anywhere, 
We  don't  merit  sneering  glances 
Nor  a  patronizing  stare. 


268  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

For  we  are  of  an  honored  calling, 
Which  our  garments  plainly  show. 
You  may  be  thief  or  parson, 
How  on  earth  are  we  to  know? 

So  drop  your  proud  and  haughty  bearing 
And  your  egotistic  pride, 
Get  acquainted  with  a  soldier 
And  the  heart  and  soul  inside. 
Test  and  try  to  analyze  him, 
Criticize  him  thru  and  thru, 
And  you  will  very  likely  find  him 
Just  as  good  a  man  as  you. 


\ 


A  FOREWORD  (NOT  OF  THE  MARCH  VARIETY) 

TO  the  officers  and  enlisted  men  of  Company  "M"  who 
have  proven  by  their  loyalty,  by  their  adherence  to 
respect  and  courtesy,  by  their  eagerness  to  comply  with 
suggestions  and  orders,  by  their  devotion  to  discipline,  and  by 
their  ever-present  keenness  to  do  their  best  under  all  circum- 
stances, that  they  are  worthy  of  the  reputation  they  have 
gained,  the  company  commander  desires  in  these  few  words  to 
express  his  appreciation  of  their  efforts  in  his  behalf. 


Company  "M" 

FROM  God's  Country  to  Hell  (Gate). 
"Well,  I'll  be  d— d,  if  it  isn't  my  old  Buddie.     Where 
have  you   been   all   this   time.''     I  thought   that   you 
were  in  the  12th  Infantry." 

"Hello,  yourself,  you  big  stiff,  it  sure  is  a  devil  of  a  time 
since  I  last  saw  you." 

"I  was  with  the  12th  until  June,  1917,  when  forty-nine  of 
us  were  transferred  to  'M'  Company  of  the  63rd." 

"I'll  bet  that  you  hated  to  leave  the  12th." 

"We  sure  did,  and  such  a  mess  we  got  into  you  cannot 
imagine.  Lieutenant  Stevens  was  our  first  company  com- 
mander, and  he  sure  did  have  his  trouble  in  getting  things  to 
running  smoothly.  D — d  discouraging  at  first,  for  he  was 
the  only  officer  present  until  Lieutenant  Clarkston  was  as- 
signed.    Do  you  remember  him,  Jake.'*" 

"  Remember  who  ^.  " 

"Lieutenant  Clarkston.  He  is  an  old  timer.  Was  a  ser- 
geant for  quite  a  spell  until  commissioned.  He  is  a  regular 
fellow  and  easy  to  get  along  with.  He  and  the  C.  O.  had  to 
work  like  the  devil  to  get  started,  and  just  about  the  time 
that  things  were  running  somewhat  smoothly  the  company 
commander  was  relieved  and  Lieutenant  Odhner  took  com- 
mand. Then  things  sure  went  from  bad  to  worse  for  a  while. 
During  this  time  we  picked  up  a  couple  of  more  officers  from 
the  Training  Camp — Lieutenants  Gunn  and  Owens.  If  you 
are  as  well  known  as  you  say  you  are  in  'Frisco,  you  must 

270 


Company ''M"  271 

remember  Lieutenant  Gunn.  One  of  those  sort  of  fellows, 
when  he  gets  a-going,  that  he  has  nothing  on  his  mind  but  his 
cap  and  a  few  light  ones.  To  show  you.  One  day  during  the 
session  of  the  Special  Court  of  which  he  was  a  member,  and 
the  accused  a  member  of  'M'  Company,  Lieutenant  Gunn  was 
challenged  on  the  ground  that  he  was  prejudiced  to  a  drinking 
man.  'Absolutely  absurd,'  said  Lieutenant  Gunn.  And  any- 
one knowing  him  knows  that  it  is  the  truth." 

"I  should  say  I  do  remember  him  by  reputation.  Go  on 
with  your  story;  perhaps  I  know  some  more  of  your  outfit." 

"Our  second  company  commander  stayed  with  us  until 
about  Thanksgiving,  when  he  was  relieved  by  Lieutenant 
Stromeyer.  There  is  a  man  for  you  all  right.  Easy  going,  but, 
man,  look  out  for  him  when  he  gets  a  raving  fit.  In  one  of 
these  fits  he  would  lock  everyone  in  the  mess  hall  and  appear 
in  person  armed  with  a  baseball  bat  and  give  a  little  talk,  end- 
ing up  by  saying,  'Anyone  of  you  blankety  blank  birds  who 
thinks  he  can  pull  anything  oflF  on  me  let  him  come  outside 
and  I'll  show  him  who  is  going  to  run  the  country.'  He  only 
stayed  until  Christmas,  when  the  real  old  soldiering  began. 
About  this  time  the  Second  Training  Camp  closed  and  we 
got  a  bunch  of  officers.  Captain  Oberlander  and  Lieutenants 
George,  Plank,  Connely,  and  a  few  shave-tails — Lieutenant 
Matson,  Lymans,  Van  Tuyl,  Leitch.  The  last  wasn't  the  stick- 
ing kind,  however,  for  he  didn't  remain  long  in  the  company 
with  the  new  C.  O.  And  believe  me,  man,  under  the  new  com- 
pany commander  we  began  to  step  around." 

"What  did  you  say  his  name  was?" 

"Captain  Oberlander,  formerly  of  Fort  McDowell.     Do 
you  know  him.?" 

"Know  him.?     Damned  well.     Go  on  with  your  story." 

"From  that  time  on,  as  I  said  before,  the  work  began  in 
earnest,  but  it  was  d — d  discouraging  with  so  few  men  and  our 
being  so  far  from  the  scene  of  action  in  France.     However, 


'212  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

these  days  we  were  kept  busy  learning  to  sing  the  Star  Spangled 
Banner  and  a  few  of  the  old  masterpieces  Hke  Over  There,  etc. 
Review  every  morning  after  the  singing  fete.  In  June  we  had 
the  first  good  hunch  of  business,  when  the  regiment  received 
two  thousand  recruits,  all  big  brutes,  six  feet  two,  more  or  less, 
and  our  company  filled  up  to  full  strength.  Then  the  instruc- 
tion began  in  earnest,  for  our  company  commander  had  learned 
by  experience  how  to  handle  recruits,  and  from  that  time  on 
'M'  Company  became  first  in  everything  except  in  appearing 
on  the  roster.  Busy,  that  was  me  all  over,  but  it  was  worth  it, 
for  in  July  orders  came  to  move  us  to  Camp  Meade,  the  camp 
where  our  division  was  to  be  formed;  and  there  we  went  in  all 
our  glory.  Ever  been  to  Camp  Meade.?  No,  you  say.  Well, 
keep  away,  for  there  is  nothing  there  but  heat  and  an  occasional 
train  on  the  W.  B.  &  A.  Railroad.  We  had  hardly  struck  this 
camp  until  we  were  shoved  out  on  to  a  swamp,  what  is  called  a 
range,  in  polite  society.  Speaking  of  smells,  well,  your  old 
town  of  Chicago  isn't  in  it.  Hot  as  the  devil  and  with  most  of 
them  sick,  it  sure  was  a  mess.  But  it  took  more  than  this  to 
kill  the  spirit  of  those  Western  birds.  We  were  so  d — d  good 
that  forty  men  were  taken  from  each  company  to  form  the 
72nd  Infantry  which  was  just  being  formed.  It  was  hard  to 
see  the  boys  separated,  but  what  the  devil  did  we  care  when 
they  were  in  the  adjoining  regiment;  and,  better  still,  word  had 
come  that  we  were  to  be  sent  overseas  very  shortly.  Some 
time  I'll  tell  you." 

"Any  more  new  oflPicers  picked  up?" 

"Yes,  a  day  or  two  after  we  left  the  range,  Captain  Ober- 
landerwas  relieved  and  Captain  Thomson  was  assigned,  and  he 
has  remained  to  date.  Back  to  the  old  line  again.  Things 
were  swimming  along  and  everyone  rejoicing  at  the  arrival  of 
our  junior  officer.  Lieutenant  Brack,  the  hero  of  the  ladies  of 
Baltimore.  You  know  him  of  course.  One  of  the  'Why-girls- 
leave-home'  sort  of  fellows.     But  the  good  thing  didn't  last 


First  Lieutenant 
Alexander  Clarkston 


First  Lieutenant 
Evan  C.  Dresser 


Captain 
Stanley  A.  Thomson 


Second  Lieutenant 
Lawrence  J.  Brack 

iS 


First  Lieutenant 
Clyde  H.  Plank 


273 


No  Offense,  "Gobs"! 
274 


a  A/T" 


Company  "M 


275 


long,  for  the  epidemic  broke  out  in  camp  and  we  w  ere  (juaran- 
tined,  but  we  didn't  lose  a  man  in  the  company,  although  it 
spoiled  our  chances  of  getting  over,  for  we  stuck  under  quaran- 
tine for  six  or  seven  weeks.  You  should  have  seen  the  bunch 
rave.  We  were  just  getting  our  pep,  and  hopes  raised  again 
when  the  d — d  armistice  was  signed,  and  then  our  chance  went 
up  in  smoke.  One  felt  like  going  over  the  hill  in  not  getting 
over,  but  we  heard  some  good  rumors  to  the  effect  that  we 
were  to  do  provost  guard  duty  in  the  big  city,  and  finally  we 
got  to  New  York.  Provost  duty  isn't  what  a  soldier  like  you 
and  me  likes,  but  the  side  issues  are  all  to  the  mustard.  And 
have  you  seen  the  abundance  of  wild  women.?  Oh,  boy. 
The  saddest  part  of  it  all  is  that  these  days  we  are  beginning  to 
lose  most  of  our  old  buddies,  and  the  organization  is  beginning 
to  look  like  it  did  in  the  old  cow-shed  days. 

"What  do  I  think  of  *M'  Company,  you  say.?  Well,  let 
me  tell  you.  Everyone  that  know^s  anything  will  tell  you 
that  the  63  rd  is  the  best  regiment  in  the  service,  and  everyone 
in  the  regiment  will  tell  you  that  the  3rd  Battalion  is  the  best  in 
the  regiment,  and  everyone  in  the  3rd  Battalion  will  tell  you 
that  *M'  Company  is  the  best  company  in  the  battalion,  so 
being  the  best  company  of  the  best  battalion  of  the  best  regi- 
ment, it  must  be  the  best  company  in  the  service." 


276  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


WHAT  ABOUT  THIS,  "SARGE?" 

Remember,  "Top,"  the  tough  week-end  in  Balti- 
more, when  the  motherly  old  lady  said,  "  My  poor 
hero,  where  were  you  wounded?" 

GONE,   BUT  NOT  FORGOTTEN 

Upon  leaving  Camp  Meade,  our  company  com- 
mander was  heard  sadly  humming  that  old  refrain, 
Where  is  My  Wandering  Boy  To-Night? 

THE  THRIFTY  "LOOT" 

One  rainy  day  our  company  "Vet"  dropped  into  a  shoe-shining 
parlor.  In  a  jocular  manner,  he  addressed  the  bootblack,  saying, 
"Buddy,  I'll  bet  a  dime  you  can't  put  a  shine  on  these  shoes."  The 
boy  took  the  bet  and  won,  but  not  until  he  had  consumed  thirty-five 
cents  worth  of  shoe  polish.     Clever?     That's  you  all  over,  Alex . 

AND   STILL  THEY    "RE-UP" 

During  a  game  of  football,  in  which  Captain  Thomson  was  partici- 
pating, Private  Lee  sounded  off,  "  You  big  stiff,  I'll  get  you  yet."  "  Boy, 
page  Shorty  Lee.     You'll  probably  find  him  in  the  kitchen." 

WHAT'S  THE   RANGE? 

Many  complaints  were  heard  on  the  rifle  range  because  the  sanitary 
engineer  had  constructed  the  latrines  too  close  to  the  kitchens  and  sleep- 
ing quarters.  After  a  few  days'  shooting,  many  "kicks"  were  made 
that  the  latrines  had  not  been  placed  in  every  tent. 

DO  YOU   BELIEVE   IN  SIGNS? 

A  Y.  M.  C.  A.  announcement:  "To-night  will  be  shown  Mary  Pick- 
ford  in  three  parts.     (Poor  Mary.) 

NEXT 

Definition  of  "  M"  Company's  barber:  A  brilliant  conversationalist, 
who  occasionally  cuts  hair. 


Company  Jokes 


277 


CAUSE   FOR  ALARM 

Private  Craven,  while  on  patrol  duty  in 
town,  chanced  to  meet  a  charming  maiden. 
"What  is  your  name?"  she  asked. 
"Craven,  ma'am,"  he  shyly  answered. 
"Cravin'  for  what?"  was  her  reply. 

COME  AND  GET  IT 

There's  something  in  the  kitchen  that  the  cat 

refused  to  eat; 
There's  something  in  the   kitchen   that's   a 

mystery  hard  to  beat. 
We'll  eat  again  to-morrow,  boys,  so  come — 

come — come. 
What  do  we  love,  but  seldom  get?     Slum! 

Slum!    SLUM!!! 

A   P.  G.'S  LAMENT 


Once  I  was  happy  and  contented.  1  loved  my  chow  and  army  beans, 
but — ^when  it  comes  to  doing  P.  G.  in  front  of  CHILD'S,  and  you've  got 
to  watch  the  cook  throwing  those  hot  cakes;  and  you  dig  in  your  pocket 
and  feel  your  wealth — one  dime;  and  pay-day  is  twenty-eight  days  off; 
and  when,  after  doing  about  five  hours'  duty,  some  kind  soul  comes  along 
and  says,  "Here's  'four  bits.'  Run  in  and  get  a  'hot  dog.' "  Oh-h-h-h, 
boy,  ain't  it  a  gr-r-r-rand  and  glor-r-r-rious  feeling????  Yes,  Buddy,  it 
must  be,  but  you  can't  prove  it  by  me. 

A  FEW  OF  THE  PASSING  SHOWS 


The  Quickc'sl  vay 

lo rise  from  the  vankc  :- 

^ke  an,  elevaloi 


Tiger  Tiger 

Somebody's  Sweetheart 

Oh!  My  Dear 

The  Grand  Old  Man 

Up  in  Mable's  Room 

Please  Get  Married 

Lightning 

Friendly  Enemies 

Daddies 

Good  Morning,  Judge 


Sgt.  Bill 

Stewart 

Royal  Nelson 

Sgt.  Keezer 

Bugler  Goodman 

Rhinehardt 

Ostrom 

Sgts.  Richmond  &  Welch 

Sgt.  Lawson 

Rutherford 


278  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

OUTSIDE 

Sergeant  Cronin  stepped  into  the  Post  Exchange  Barber  Shop,  say- 
ing, "  I  want  to  get  fixed  up  so  my  girl  won't  know  me." 

"Try  Barber  Mullen  of  'E'  Company,"  replied  the  tonsorial  artist 
addressed,  "and  he'll  fix  you  so  that  no  one  will  know  you." 

SOME  SOLDIER 

For  the  benefit  of  those  men  whose  memory  fails  them  occasionally 
we  make  mention  of  the  little  fellow  we  once  had  in  the  company  named 
Johnson,  alias  "  Shorty."  He  was  a  good  little  fellow  and  a  hard  worker, 
but  he  lacked  common  sense  and  brains. 

Shorty  graduated  from  the  recruit  class,  and  was  drilling  with  the 
company  for  the  first  time.  Lieutenant  Plank  was  in  command,  and 
Shorty,  being  the  smallest  man,  was  placed  at  the  extreme  left  of  the 
company.  The  lieutenant  gave  the  command,  "Take  interval — to  the 
left — March."  Shorty,  of  course,  was  the  first  man  to  step  off,  and  away 
he  went.  After  the  company  returned  to  quarters,  a  report  of  squads 
was  taken,  and  Shorty  was  found  missing. 

Days  passed  into  weeks.  Shorty  was  reported  as  a  deserter,  and  then 
the  mystery  was  solved.  A  letter  was  received  from  "somewhere  in 
Virginia,"  reading  as  follows: 

'  Deer  Captun 
"  1  rite  thees  few  lines  to  tell  yew  that  my  only  sun  George  passt 
threw  here  this  mornin  but  he  woodnt  even  stop  for  his  own  muther.  I 
askt  him  wy  and  he  sed  that  his  ofcer  told  him  to  take  inturvul  as  he 
hadnt  hurd  no  order  to  halt  an  so  hes  still  goin.  So  plees  Captun  tell  him 
tu  halt  an  showt  it  so  so  lowd  he  can  heer  it  in  Virginia  an  then  hell  be 
neer  hoam 

'  fathefully 

"Maria  Johnson" 

HIS  PROBABLE  ACTION 

"  1  notice  a  good  deal  in  the  papers  about  our  soldiers  taking  up 
farming  when  they  return  from  overseas,"  musingly  said  honest  farmer 
Hornbeak.  "So,  probably,  by  this  time  next  year  I'll  be  deferentially 
saying,  "Pardon  me.  Colonel,  but  the  dinner  horn  has  just  blown,"  or  a 
trifle  more  briskly,  "Captain,  them  hogs  is  out  again,"  or  yelling  in  no 
uncertain  tones,  "  Lieutenant,  dad-durn  your  ornery  picture,  do  you  want 
to  lay  abed  all  day?" 


Company  Jokes  279 

We  are  boys  of  the  63rd,  and  came  here  from  the  West, 
We  joined  the  army  to  fight  the  Huns,  and  be  honored  Hke  the  rest, 
We  wanted  to  show  our  Uncle  Sam  that  we  were  made  of  his  best, 
But  still  we're  drilling  on. 

63rd  got  disappointed,  63rd  got  disappointed, 
63rd  got  disappointed,  but  still  we're  drilling  on. 

Now  they  issue  us  white  chevrons  to  wear  upon  our  coat. 
To  show  the  boys  who  went  across,  that  we  never  saw  a  boat. 
And  all  that  we  can  say  is,  "Yes,  the  flu  made  us  the  goat," 
But  still  we're  drilling  on. 

We  tried  so  hard  to  go  across,  and  pull  our  little  stunt. 
But  now  we've  been  deprived  of  a  good  old  German  hunt; 
We  done  our  bit  by  a  marking  time  here  on  the  Maryland  front. 
But  still  we're  drilling  on. 

We  drilled  in  sand,  we  drilled  in  mud,  we  drilled  in  rain  and  snow, 
We  drilled  in  all  the  roughest  weather,  down  to  twenty-two  below. 
But  when  the  armistice  was  signed  they  said  we  could  not  go. 
But  still  we're  drilling  on. 

So  now  we're  going  to  New  York  to  do  some  provost  guard; 
We've  got  to  keep  the  burglars  out  of  some  rich  man's  back  yard. 
If  we  ever  get  a  crack  at  him  we're  going  to  hit  him  hard. 
And  then  go  drilling  on. 

Well-known  Army  Call — Mess  Call. 

What  has  always  puzzled  me  is  why  they  don't  play  Mess  Call  to  the 
tune  of  Hearts  and  Flowers  (Livers).     Can  you  taste  it? 

Who  in  the  hell  wants  a  yearly  review,  just  to  see  the  faces  of  some 
guys  you  know  you'd  like  to  be  (just  once),  and  you  look  up  their  address 
and  find  they  live  in  Oregon  and  you're  in  New  York? 

They  tell  me  Sergeant  Welch  is  going  into  the  laundry  business  when 
he  gets  into  "civies."  Atta  boy,  Sarg,  you  ought  to  know  how  to  "welch 
'em"  by  this  time,  f  Dr  we've  changed  laundries  as  often  as  we've  changed 
clothes. 


28o  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

Voice  on  Times  Square:  "Chinatown  and  the  Bowery,  $\  the 
round  trip.  Six  stops  in  Chinatown.  Visit  the  slums  for  a  dollar, 
boy." 

Voice  from  the  63rd:  "Wha'  do  you  mean,  pay  a  dollar  to  see  the 
slums?  Why,  we  got  it  all  over  you.  We  not  only  see  the  slums,  but  we 
eat  'em  three  times  a  day  and  get  a  dollar  for  doing  it." 

On  Saturday  morning  inspection  Sergeant  Lawson  noticed  one  of 
the  men,  Private  Cooley,  without  his  belt.  Knowing  that  Cooley  ought 
to  have  known  better,  he  "  bawled"  him  out  and  told  him  to  report  to  the 
Supply  Sergeant,  draw  a  new  belt  and  have  it  charged  up  to  him,  finish- 
ing up  with  this  remark,  addressing  the  whole  company,  "  In  future  you 
men  are  going  to  be  more  careful  with  your  equipment,  and  anyone 
losing  their  equipment  will  be  made  an  example  of  and  severely  dealt 
with."  Turning  to  Private  Cooley  he  said,  "Where  is  your  belt,"  and 
Private  Cooley  replied,  "  I  loaned  it  to  you  at  the  last  inspection." 
Whereupon  Sergeant  Lawson  thought  silence  the  better  part  of  valor, 
kept  quiet  and  took  it  "cooley." 

Small  child  to  Mother:     "Mother,  what  does  the  red  band  mean 

with  P.  G.  on  the  soldiers'  arms?" 

Mother:     "Why.,   dear,   they're  advertising    Procter  and  Gamble's 

Soap." 

Child:     "And  why  do  they  walk  in  pairs?" 

Mother:     "They  are  out  to  Protect  Girls  and  act  as  a  Peoples'  Guide." 

Child:     "  But  they  don't  need  a  club,  do  they?" 

Mother:     "Oh,  yes,  they  need  those  to  Produce  Graft." 

Child:     "P.  G.  means  a  lot  of  things,  doesn't  it,  mother?" 

Mother:     "Yes,  dear,  but  you  are  too  young  to  know  what  P.  G. 

really  means." 

I  suppose  most  people  have  heard  of  the  play  or  read  about  Brewster's 
MilUons.  Brewster  the  plumber  is  in  no  way  related  to  the  millionaire, 
but  we  have  a  sergeant  in  the  outfit  who  acted  the  part  of  a  millionaire 
the  other  night,  but  he  had  no  intention  of  doing  so.  Sergeant  Kuehl 
was  down  town  the  other  evening  "blowing  in"  a  couple  of  friends. 
After  receiving  their  hats  and  coats  from  the  hat-girl,  he  gave  her  a  dollar 
and  hung  around  for  his  change.  She  wasn't  that  kind  of  a  girl,  and  no 
change  was  forthcoming.  Next  time  you  go  downtown  to  eat,  Sergeant, 
don't  forget  the  small  change. 


Company  Jokes  281 

I  hope  none  of  the  boys  who  used  to  sign  up  every  two  hours  on  the 
post  will  forget  its  new  name.  I  believe  "overseas  Williams"  christened 
it  the  "Snorting  Pole"  because  he  grunted  every  time  his  nose  went 
near  it. 

While  writing  all  these  jokes  about  the  different  boys,  don't  let  us 
forget  to  mention  our  worthy  Y.  M.  C.  A.  secretary.  We  all  appreciate 
your  good  work,  Brother  Lyon,  and  the  way  you  have  tried  to  make  life 
in  the  cantonment  at  least  bearable.  It  is  always  a  good  feeling  to  know 
that  we  have  a  secretary  whom  we  can  "  re-Lyon."     Good  Luck,  Yumka. 

Out  from  'Frisco's  golden  west 

Amidst  a  cheering  throng, 
Came  the  pride  of  California's  best 

To  keep  the  East  from  going  wrong. 

From  'Frisco  they  were  jumped  to  Meade 

And  trained  like  soldiers  bold, 
But  Kaiser  Bill  pulled  in  his  steed, 

And  now  that  story's  old. 

Bound  for  France,  hearts  filled  with  glee. 

They  little  knew  their  fate, 
For  they  are  doing  duty  as  P.  G.'s 

And  help  to  keep  the  soldiers  straight. 

And  then  we  thought  we'd  soon  be  home 

And  rumors  were  flying  fast. 
But  when  we  got  our  news  to  roam 

We  knew  our  fate  at  last. 

So  here  we  are  out  in  the  East, 

And  we  are  likely  to  remain 
Until  all  the  boys  from  overseas 

Are  back  in  the  old  domain. 

We  only  hope  it  won't  be  long. 

For  we,  too,  want  to  be  home, 
And  when  once  we  are  where  we  belong 

We  surely  will  no  longer  roam. 


282    History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 

In  the  year  of  191 7  news  reached  the  Pacific  Coast  of  the  conflict  of 
nations  and  the  precipitation  of  the  United  States  into  the  World  War. 
Immediately  the  sturdy  lads  of  the  West  rushed  to  the  recruiting  officers 
before  the  draft  could  get  them,  and  the  63rd  Infantry  was  formed. 
Boys  from  the  hills  and  the  logging  camps  flocked  into  the  army,  and  the 
farmer  boys  heard  the  call  and  joined  in  too.  "Good-bye  maw;  good- 
bye, paw,"  that  was  the  wail  of  Private  Brokaw,  who  was  broke  all  of 
the  time,  but  he  was  a  Goodman.  He  used  to  Musa-way  his  time  in  the 
Brass-field,  but  it  was  too  Tinney  for  him,  so  he  packed  his  Box  and 
joined  the  63rd.  There  he  found  lots  of  reading  matter;  Collins'  weekly 
and  Leslie's  magazine,  along  with  Wagner's  dictionary  and  Smith's  ency- 
clopedia; but  like  a  cunning  old  Fox  he  began  to  Hatch  out  a  plan  for 
getting  discharged,  and  the  Craven  was  so  strong  that  he  soon  had  a  Vol- 
ley of  friends,  and  with  the  aid  of  a  Carpenter  he  filed  his  affi-Davies.  Four 
months  have  gone  since  the  Armistice  was  signed,  and  Brokaw  is  still 
Private  Brokaw  in  the  63rd.  Now  they  are  in  New  York  City  and  mus- 
taches have  become  popular.  "Overseas"  Williams,  alias  Homer  C,  got 
jealous  of  Billson's  misplaced  eyebrow,  and  he  was  ordered  to  Schaff-er  off , 
but  he  still  maintained  a  stiff  upper  lip  and  replied:  "According  to  Law- 
son,  nothing  doing;  that's  a  new  Brand-in-burg  Astoria." 

Private  Yutz:  "There's  only  one  thing  that  1  dislike  about  this 
army  job." 

Private  Hutz:     "What's  that?" 

Private  Yutz:  "No  matter  how  many  times  I  go  A.  W.  O.  L.  or 
pester  the  captain  for  a  discharge,  I  can't  get  him  mad  enough  to  fire  me." 

You  don't  have  to  go  down  to  New  York  City  to  be  "patted"  on  the 
head  and  made  sick  by  a  Black  Jack.  Just  go  on  sick  report  in  Astoria, 
that's  all. 


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Busser  Edwin  J.,  2d  Lt. 
Chew,  George  B.,  2d  Lt. 

Aadland,  Thomas  M. 
Adams,  John  A. 
Boggiano,  John 
Brunson,  Willie  M, 
Dent,  Charley  W. 
Dorsey,  Walter  J. 
Ferris,  Frank  H. 
Frozer,  Archibald  W. 
Garbedian,  Ben 
Hohe,  Richard 
Kelly,  Walter  L. 
Kerns,  Eugene  J. 
Lambert,  James  E. 
McCall,  Harley  G. 
McCard,  Vernon 
Mischke,  August  B. 
Nielsen,  Peter  L. 
Ott,  Carl  F. 
Pratt,  John  W. 
Provensal,  John  A. 
Reichel,  George 
Romero,  Albert 
Sartwell,  Ansel 
Snyder,  John  W. 
Toohey,  Daniel  P. 
Wood,  Charles  E. 

283 


Rosters 


285 


Regimental  Staff 


COLONELS 

CROXTON,  RICHARD  C,  NELSON,  CHARLES  J., 

Lambs  Club,  N.  Y.  City.  U.  S.  A. 

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL 
BISSELL,  HARRY  H.,  U.  S.  A. 

CAPTAINS 

WOODS,  WILLIAM  P.,  PAUL,  W.  STEWART 

U.S.A. 
OBERLANDER,  THEODORE  A.,  KERNAN,  FRANCIS  W. 

63rd  U.  S.  Infantry,  Madison  Barracks,  N.  Y. 


287 


Headquarters   Company 

CAPTAIN 
HORTON,  ROBERT  D. 

FIRST  LIEUTENANTS 
CLEMENSON,  WENDELL  L.  PIERSON.,  ARTHUR  F. 

SECOND  LIEUTENANTS 
SCOTT,  PAUL  E.  CONLEY,  WILLIAM 

WALTERS,  JOHN  MACIEJEWSKI,  WALLACE  A. 

REGIMENTAL  SERGEANTS  MAJOR 

SCHWECHTEN,  WILLIAM,  GRIFFETH,  LESLIE  A., 

U.  S.  Army  Quinton,  Okla. 

LINDQUIST,  WALTER  F.,  24  Lighthouse  Ave.,  Santa  Cruz,  Calif. 

BATTALION    SERGEANTS    MAJOR 

FORD,  CLARENCE  C,  LEPSKI,  WILLIAM, 

Douglas,  Ariz.  375  E.  Kinney  St.,  Newark,  New  Jersey, 

LINDSEY,  WILLIAM  A.,  BARBEE,  SIM  W.,  Jr., 

5310  Monte  Vista  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Calif.       5001  Budlong  Ave.,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
COOPER,  ARTHUR  C,  3304  N.  California  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

FIRST   SERGEANT   (DRUM    MAJOR) 

BALL,  HARRY  C,  U.  S.  Army 

ASSISTANT  BAND  LEADER 
CLAGG,  CHARLES  E,,  1221  Solano  Ave.,  V^allejo,  Calif. 

SERGEANT  BUGLERS 
BRADLEY,  HARRY  R.,  BOGUE,  FRANK  E. 

U.  S.  Army.  New  Haven,  Conn. 

COLOR    SERGEANTS 

KOESTNER,  HENRY  J.,  SWANSTROM,  CHARLES  R., 

U.  S.  Army.  U.  S.  Army. 

288 


Headquarters  Company 


289 


SUPPLY   SERGEANT 
ROBERTS,  WALTER  C,  422  So.  H  St.,  Porterville,  Calif. 

MESS  SERGEANT 
KELLY,  WILLIAM  T.,  415  No.  54th  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

STABLE  SERGEANT 

SMITH,  JACK,  Portland,  Ore. 


BAND    SERGEANTS 


RIEKE,  OTTO  F., 

Ironton,  Mo. 
HEYWORTH,  ALBERT  E., 

Franklin  &  Mulberry  Sts.,  Hagerstown,  Md. 


COOK.  CHARLES  W., 

Peoria,  111. 
PEMBLETON,  LEE  A., 

Gay  lord,  Kans. 


SERGEANTS 


DEVANY,  CHARLES  L., 

1748  Tilghman  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
FREDLEY,  THEODORE  R., 

845  Fairview  Ave.,  Butler,  Pa. 
CONRAD,  EDIE, 

113  2nd  St.,  N.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
MANLEY,  JOSEPH  L., 

56  Oxford  St.,  Wilkes  Barre,  Pa. 
ROSENBAUM,  JAMES  J., 

U.  S.  Army. 
THIES,  WALTER  C, 

1317  Valleio  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
MAY,  WALTER  S., 

203  Shasta  St.,  Roseville,  Cal. 
WALDRON,  PHILLIP  M.,  Jr., 

U.  S.  Army. 
LINDSEY,  WILLIAM  A., 

5310   Monte   Vista   St.,   Los   Angeles, 
Cal. 
DENEND,  EARL  C, 

623  E.  4th  St.,  Long  Beach,  Cal. 

PYLE,  JOHN 


EVERITT,  FRED, 

484  36th  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 
KEETON,  CHARLIE  J., 

Silverton,  Ore. 
O'CONNELL,  CHARLES, 

Box  133  Coronado,  Cal. 
THATCHER,  JOHN  T., 

302  Sacramento  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
RANSDELL,  CHARLES  W., 

Lakeport,  Cal. 
WIMBERLY,  LESTER  L., 

Drain,  Ore. 
CRONIN,  WALTER  M., 

U.  S.  Army 
GUILFORD,  FRANK  M. 

c/o    Cal.    Assc.    Raisin    Co.,    Fresno, 

Cal. 
HEATON,  HARRY  C, 

715  1 6th  St.,  Bay  City,  Mich. 
DUFFY,  LESLIE  F., 

1773  Page  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
S.,  U.  S.  Army. 


BAND  CORPORALS 


HARTLEY,  GEORGE, 

U.  S.  Army 
SWILLING,  JOHN  W., 

229  Commercial  St.,  Engewood  Cal. 


SUND,  EMIL  E., 

Petrolia,  Cal. 
SALVAGNO,  TONY, 

East    14th    St. 
Vancouver  Wash. 


290  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


CORPORALS 


JOHxVSTOXE,  ROBERT  R., 
DENINE,  SAM  D., 

Wallace,  Idaho. 
JAFFE,  BORRIS, 
MILLER,  GEORGE  F., 

2829  Calumet  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 
SCHAARMANN,  FRED  W., 

1536   N.   Western  Ave.,   Los  Angeles, 
Cal. 
AGNEW,  PARKE  D., 

Billings,  Montana. 
BARNES,  WILLARD  F., 

836  L  St.,  Fresno,  Cal. 
KENNEDY,  ROBERT  H., 

Ruskie,  Scotland. 
SHARP,  ERNEST  E., 

134  S.  Thomas  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
CLARK,  JAMES  A., 

Warsaw,  Mo. 
FITZGERALD,  HUSTON, 

Petersburg,  111. 
MOON,  RICHARD  L., 
OSINIVSKY,  NORMAN, 

U.  S.  Army. 
SUTHERLAND,  JAMES  G., 

Lorane,  Ore. 
RUSSEL,  ARTHUR  B., 

1225  Derry  St.,  Harrisburg,  Pa. 
ROBINSON,  GEORGE  H., 

1742  Oregon  St.,  Berkeley,  Cal. 
COX,  WILLARD  E., 

R.  F.  D.  I,  McMinnville,  Ore. 
EVERETT,  BURT  N., 

1966  Burge  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
GERMANY,  CHARLES  E., 

530  r3th  St.,  Corvallis,  Ore. 


GIBSON,  THOMAS  F., 

Red  Springs,  N.  C. 
KERNS,  IRVING, 

Needles,   Cal. 
ZINSER,  FRANCIS  H., 

Route  I,  Salem,  Ore. 
COADY,  EDWARD  A., 

305  Warren  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
GAIL,  DEWEY  H., 

258  S.  2nd  St.,  Sawtelle,  Cal. 
O'CONNORS,  FRANK  E., 

Dunsmuir,  Cal. 
SCONYERS,  WALTER  H., 

504  M  St.,  N.  W.  Washington,  D.  C. 
YOUNGBERG,  JOHN  J., 

4424  W.  Morgan  St.,  Seattle,  Wash. 
WEBER,  CHARLES  H. 

Glouster,  O. 
HEMBREE,  ALBERT  F., 

83  N.  2ist  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
GLASS,  WILBUR  O., 

Grand  Junction,  Col. 
SPENCER,  FRANK  H., 

900  8th  St.,  The  Dalles,  Ore. 
WOOD,  REUBEN  G., 

1505  W.  3rd  St.,  Sedalia,  Mo. 
HUGHES,  RICHARD  G., 

367  E.  7th  St.  N.  Portland,  Ore. 
LEVY,  EDGAR, 

Demopolis,  Ala. 
LAMBERT,  JOHN  A., 

1025  Market  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 
RAITZYK,  SAMUEL 

1209  E.  Monument  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
LAMBERT,  NORMAN  E., 

II  5th  St.,  N.  W.  Washington,  D.  C. 


CORPORAL  BUGLER 

JOHNSTON,  LYLE,  Wabash,  Minn. 


COOKS 


GALL,  GEORGE  T., 

Pennsboro,  W.  Va. 
GOODWIN,  JOHN  F., 

U.  S.  Army. 
MARTIN,  CHRIS, 

5 no  40th  Ave.,  Oakland,  Cal. 


MATSCHINER,  JACOB, 
27  E.  I2th  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 

ROSVALL,  CHARLES  E.  J., 
U.  S.  Army. 

VOSS,  FRANK, 
Gen.  Delivery,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


DOCHTER,  ALLEN  B.,  Salladasburg,  Pa. 

HORSESHOER 

SERSTAD,  ANTON,  U.  S.  Army 


Headquarters  Company 


291 


MECHANICS 
JONES,  CLARENCE  L., 

380  W.  47th  Place,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
PEER, WALTER  P., 

Riverdale  Cal. 


PETERSON,  ROGER, 
Power,  Mont. 

SCHMIEDING,  BERNARD  A. 

U.  S.  Army. 


CAMP,  THAYER  E. 
216  I2th  St.,  S.  W. 
D.  C. 

GANNON,  GEORGE  A. 

1329   94th   Ave.,    Elmhurst,    Oakland, 
Cal. 
GOETTEL,  FRED 

ion  1st  St.,  N.  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 


MUSICIANS— FIRST    CLASS 

KITE,  ROY, 
Washington,  Redding,  Cal. 

PEMBLETON,  LEE  A. 
U.  S.  Army. 

SCHRIMSHER,  PAUL  H. 

5998  Mission  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
THOMPSON,  JAMES  W. 

Pinole,  Cal. 


MUSICIANS 

ACKERMAN,  PULVER  D., 

Stanton,  Neb. 
BLACKW^ELL,  PAUL  R., 

Warren,  Ind. 
EMRICK,  WALTER  D., 

Chula  Vista,  Cal. 
HERBERG,  MILTON  A., 

Eau  Claire,  Wis.,  c/o  Theater. 
HODGSON,  DORMAN  B., 

1737  S.  Sutter  St.,  Stockton,  Cal 
LELAND,  CLARENCE, 

Westboro,  Mass. 


—SECOND  CLASS 

LOZANO,  SIMON  M., 

Box  492,  Tracy,  Cal. 
McCLINTOCK,  WILLIAM  B., 

15 1 6  Hanover  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
RICKE,  RICHARD  E., 

Doon,  Lowa. 
SALVAGNO,  TONY, 

East  14th  St.,  Vancouver,  Wash. 
STALTER,  VERN  L.  B., 

517  Fountain  Ave.,  Pacific  Grove,  Cal. 
ZUBERENY,  JOSEPH, 

812  Orchard  St.,  Portage,  Pa. 


MUSICIANS— THIRD   CLASS 


BARTELME,  ANDREW  M., 

822  Divisadoro  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
CALDWELL,  GEORGE  L.  H., 

410  Wasco  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
CAP,  JAROSLAV, 

4824  Byron  St.,  Chicago,  111. 
CASEBEER,  LLOYD, 

803  N.  Main  St.,  Ashland,  Oregon. 
CLARK,  MANSEL  G., 

3142  Pine  St.,  Eureka,  Cal. 
COLLINS,  NELSON  W., 

Stevenson,  Cal. 
DUNBAR,  WALTER  E., 

Laurens,  Otsego  Co.,  N.  Y. 
ELMER  JOHN  A., 

Moab,  Utah. 
JUNGE,  WILLIAM  F., 

Anaheim,  Cal. 
LANGILA,  ANDREW  T. 

Knappa,  Ore. 
LANTINEN,  OTTO, 

U.  S.  Army. 


LEDFORD,  HUGH, 

Kansas  City,  Mo. 
MASSEI,  ASCHILLE, 

832  Alabama  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
MITCHELL,  ROBERT  A., 

Broadview,  Mont. 
OLSON,  OLAF  R., 

North  Powder,  Ore. 
PANTALEONI,  VITTORIO, 

832  Alabama  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
PIPER,  CLARENCE  E., 

50  Union  St.,  Virginia  City,  Nev. 
RILEY,  HERBERT, 

Bohemian  Club,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
SHAW,  EVERETT  H., 

Rippey,  la. 
WALTON,  ROBERT  R., 

121  N.  5th  St.,  Upper  Sandusky,  Ohio. 
WELCH,  JAMES  R., 

817  17th  St.,  Ensley,  Ala. 
WHITE,  LEE  W., 

Rock  Falls,  la. 


292  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


PRIVATES- 
AITKEN,  DOUGLAS, 

Prescott,  Ariz. 
AMIDON,  WILLIAM  R., 

Reno,  Nev. 
ARCHDEACON,  JAMES  L., 

R.  F.  D.  2,  Medford,  Ore. 
BOWERS,  JACOB  P., 

508  S.  Main  St.,  Muncy,  Pa. 
CANTWELL,  GEORGE  P., 

328  loth  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
COLIP,  FRED  M., 

505  Amer.  Bank  Bldg.,  Seattle,  Wash. 
COOPER,  ANSEL  A., 

Box  163,  Yerington,  Nev. 
DAVIS,  LESTER, 

North  Plains,  Ore. 
DYE,  HENRY, 

Barton,  Md. 
ENDRES,  GROVER  C, 

Brookrville,  Pa. 
ENNIS,  JOSEPH  F., 

1220  Estudillo  St.,  Martinez,  Cal. 
FINCH,  RALPH  D., 

108  Shaver  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
FOICE,  HARRY, 

Athens,  Ga. 

GARRETT,  RAYMOND, 

Wardensville,  W.  Va. 
GARSON,  JAMES, 

840  S.  Liberty  St.,  Salem,  Ore. 

GLANCY,  WILLIAM, 
Bakertown,  Pa. 

GODCHAUX,  MAYER, 

3815  Carondelet  St.,  New  Orleans,  La. 
GOMEZ,  JOSE, 

Tularosa,  N.  Mex. 

HAMILTON,  PRESLEY  A., 

716  Parker  Ave.,  Braddock,  Pa. 
HANSEN,  HARRY  F., 

1515  Gough  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
HANSON,  FREEMAN  H., 

10 13     6th     St.,     International     Falls 
Minn. 
HARRISON,  HERBERT  E., 

12 15  S.  Carey  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

HAYES,  MICHAEL  J., 
88  14th  St.,  Troy,  N.  Y. 

HAYNES,  LEE  V., 

2532  San  Pablo  Ave.,  Oakland,  Cal. 
HENNING,  CLAYTON  H., 

Umatilla,  Ore. 


FIRST  CLASS 

HEVERLY,  DOYLE,  P., 

Beech  Creek,  Pa. 
JENNE,  ALBERT  E., 

1820  E.  Flander  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
JONES,  IRA  E., 

Tangent,  Ore. 
JUHNKE,  ORVILLE, 

304  N.  Jersey  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
JUNTTI,  EDWARD  G., 

402  Kensington  Ave.,  Astoria,  Ore. 
KALLENBERGER,  FREDERICK  D. 

4809  38th  St.,  San  Diego,  Cal. 
KANARD,  CHARLEY, 

Andrews,  Ore. 
KIRBY,  FRANK  J. 

Box  14  R.  4,  Tiffin,  O. 
KRONE,  KLARENCE  F., 

1444  3rd  Ave.,  Oakland,  Cal. 
LOY,  QUONG  K., 

1036  High  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
LURA,  PETER  W., 

Lovelocks,  Nev. 
LYNCH,  CHARLES  B., 

ID  Perry  St.,  Charlestown,  S.  C. 
McKENZIE,  WILLIAM  M., 

Borden  Shaft,  Md. 
MAHAR,  PATRICK  F., 

Box  67,  Grandview,  Wash. 
MARCHETTI,  VICTOR  J. 

Box  127,  Sutter  Creek,  Cal. 
MARTIN,  RALPH  B., 

Hubbard,  Ore. 
MILES,  ROY  A., 

Cimeron,  Col. 
MILES,  WILLIAM  C, 

322  E.  4th  St.,  Albany,  N.  Y. 
MOREHOUSE,  WARREN  D., 

Glasgow,  Montana. 
NELSON,  NICOLAI  K., 

1803  Franklin  Ave.,  Astoria,  Ore. 
NICHOLS,  RALPH, 

285  E.  Morrison  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
'      OSBORN,  ROY  R., 

2515  Stanislaw  St.,  Fresno,  Cal. 
PALMERTON,  CLAUDE  R., 

665  Sherrett  Ave.,  Portland,  Ore. 
PEDRONI,  ABBANDIO, 

460  Vallejo  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
ROBINSON,  ROBERT, 

1407  F.  Ave.,  Douglas,  Ariz. 
SCHEFFER,  RAMALDOW, 

Reedley,  Cal. 


Headquarters  Company 


293 


PRIVATES— FIRST 

SCHOFIELD,  RAY  W., 
La  Grande,  Ore. 

SCOTT,  GEORGE  M., 

1840    McPhierson    St.,    North    Bend, 
Ore. 

SHEA,  HOWARD  R., 

1818  Lincoln  St.,  Wilmington,  Del. 

SIMONS,  JASPER, 
Box  763,  Eugene,  Ore. 

SMITH,  HAROLD  A., 

122  W.  Lanvale  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

SPJUT,  HARRY, 

Marine  on  St.  Croix,  Minn. 

STOCK,  FREDERICK  J., 

Sumner,  Ore. 
TANNEHILL,  JOHN  W., 

R.  6,  Box  97,  Jonesboro,  Ark. 

THOMAS,  BENJAMIN, 
Frostburg,  Md. 


CLASS  {Continued) 

TRETHEWEY,  ERNEST  W., 

700  W.  Elm  St.,  Lodi,  Cal. 
VANDERWALL,  RICHARD, 

661  Clarendon  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
WALTERS,  FRED  H., 

1022  Buckingham  St.,  Toledo,  O. 
WALTERS,  ROY, 

820  Motor  Place,  Seattle,  Wash. 
WATKINS,  LEWIS  E., 

Mucca,  Ariz. 
WELCH,  BARNEY, 

Meeker,  Col. 
WILLIAMS,  WILKINS, 

Pendleton,  Ore. 
WILSON,  JOHN  S., 

641  S.  Main  St.,  Akron,  O. 
WILTON,  WILLIAM  R., 

701  Flatbush,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
WITTENBERG,  ALBERT  G., 

707  Vandever  Ave.,  Wilmington,  Del. 


PRIVATES 


BRADLEY,  MILLARD  F., 

Frostburg,  Md. 
CAHILL,  GEORGE  C, 

19  Calhoun  St.,  Mays  Landing,  N.  J. 
CLARK,  ERNEST, 

347  W.  141st  St.,  N.  Y.  City. 
CLEVELAND,  FRANCIS  E., 

545  Washington  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
CLICKMAN,  EARL, 

Altamont,  N.  Y. 
CRUSAN,  SAMUEL  H., 

133  Home  St.,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

DANTINI,  WILLIAM, 

65  Bridge  St.,  Amsterdam,  N.  Y. 

DAREE,  EMERY, 

Belvedere,  Pa. 
DEAVER,  GEORGE  L., 

North  River  Mills,  W.  Va. 

DE  HAVEN,  EPHRAIM, 
Ganotown,  W.  Va. 

DEMENT,  WILLIAM, 

304  S.  14th  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

DORNON,  CHARLES, 
Ripley,  W.  Va. 

ENGLEKEN,  RUDOLPH  C, 
1905  2nd  Ave.,  Spokane,  Wash. 

EZERNITSKY,  SOL. 
360  St.  Ann's  Ave.,  N.  Y. 


FIELDS,  ROBERT, 

Lebanon,  Va. 
FINN,  WILLIAM  F., 

1425  7th  Ave.,  Watervliet,  N.  Y. 
FOLTZ,  GUSTAVE, 

414    N.    Broadway,    Gloucester    City, 
N.J. 
FOUTZ,  WILLIAM  F., 

Midland,  Maryland 
FROST,  CHARLES  A., 

Tuxedo,  N.  Y. 
GALO,  LOUIS  P., 

220  White  Ave.,  Astoria,  N.  Y. 
GAREAU,  WILFRED  A., 

29  High  St.,  Green  Island,  N.  Y. 
GARRETT,  ARTHUR  H., 

Coatsville,  Pa. 
GARRISON,  JAMES  H., 

R.  F.  D.  I,  Box  36,  Westernport,  Md. 
GEORGE,  WILLIAM  H., 

Kline,  W.  Va. 
GILLESPIE,  WALTER  C, 

94  Chapin  St.,  Canandaigua,  N.  Y. 
GINORDI,  ANGELO, 

331  Pine  St.,  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 
GOARCH,  JAMES  F., 

1609  2nd  Ave.,  Watervliet,  N.  Y. 
GOULD,  WILLIAM  P., 

124  Park  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


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PRIVATES 

GREGG,  CHARLES  H., 

3005  Walnut  St.,  AIcKeesport,  Pa. 
GREEN  WALT,  FRANK  R., 

Purgitsville,  W.  Va. 
HARMEYER,  EDWARD  L., 

1812  W.  Pratt  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
HARMON,  EDWARD  H., 

633  N.  2nd  St.,  Martinsburg,  W.  Va. 
HENDERLLNG,  ALBERT, 

Cornelius,  Ore. 
JAMES,  WALTER  S., 

66  Halleck  St.,  Youngstown,  Ohio. 
JOHNSON,  CHARLES  E., 

Bend,  Ore. 
JOHNSON,  CLAYTON  E., 

Scappose,  Ore. 
JOHNSTON,  WILLL^M  J., 

29  High  St.,  Trenton,  N.  J. 
KELLEY,  JOSEPH  L., 

Wellersburg,  Pa. 
KENNEDY,  DAVID  D., 

122  E.  25th  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
LAMP,  JOHN  H., 

418  Green  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
LAWS,  JAMES  H., 

Greenfield,  Cal. 
LEENAN,  WALTER, 

Greenfield,  Cal. 
LEGEER,  JOHN, 

Vale  Summit,  Md. 
LOWE,  ELMER  A., 

Westlake,  Ore. 


(Continued) 

LUX,  LOUIS, 

McMinnville,  Ore. 
McFALL,  EARLJ., 

Klamath  Falls,  Ore. 
MOFFATT,  WILLIAM, 

Lonaconing,  Md. 
NELSON,  MARK  H., 

6438  Newgard  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 
OLSON,  ARTHUR  H., 

Cascadia,  Ore. 
PEDERSON,  JOHNNIE, 

Eugene,  Ore. 
PLUMMER,  CHARLES  E., 

R.  F.  D.  2,  Box  2,  Norfolk,  Va. 
SANDVIK,  VICTOR  C, 

Eckhart  Mines,  Md. 
SCHRAMM,  WILLIAM  M., 

Frostburg,  Md. 
SCHUMM,  GEORGE  L., 

4628  Fillmore  St.,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 
STROING,  HENRY  C, 

Red  BluflF,  Cal. 
•  SULLIVAN,  GEORGE  W., 

2019  Homewood  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
TEDROW,  JEWEL  G., 

Veneta,  Ore. 
WATTS,  FRED.  C, 

Eugene,  Ore. 
WELLS,  WALTER  L., 

Owensmouth,  Cal. 
WILSON,  ROBERT  W., 

287  N.  17th  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 


Machine  Gun   Company 

CAPTAINS 
PENDLETON,  ALAN.  HYDE,  FREDERICK  W. 

FIRST  LIEUTENANTS 
LERCH,  ARCHER  L.  STEPHENS,  SAMUEL  W. 

SECOND  LIEUTENANTS 
CHANDLER,  CYRIL  C.  O'CONNELL,  FRANCIS  A. 

FIRST   SERGEANTS 

MEYERS,  HENRY  L.  MENDEL,  GEORGE, 

EKLOF,  ARVID  H.  323  York  Ave.,  Paterson.  New  Jersey. 

TWISDALE,  BERNARD  J.,  Roanoke  Rapids,  North  Carolina. 

MESS  SERGEANTS 

PETERSON,  CHARLES.  MURPHY,  JAMES, 

Park  Ridge,  New 
Jersey. 

SUPPLY  SERGEANTS 

SUTTON,  TOM.  PLEASANTON,  NORMAN  S. 

TREWETT,  OSCAR  M.,  119  E.  Park  St.,  Ontario,  California. 

STABLE  SERGEANTS 

AMBORD,  ALBION.  JOHNSON,  LONIE, 

Huntington,  West 
Virginia. 
BEARDEN,  TOM,  Biggers,  Arkansas. 

SERGEANTS 

CHRISLU,  GUS,  FABRETTI,  JOE, 

325  E.  Weber  St.,  Stockton,  California.  294  N.  Market  St.,  San  Jos6,  Cal. 

DAVIS,  FRANK  S.,  GRAYSON,  WILLIAM  N. 

1308  6th  St.,  Berkeley,  California.  HENDERSON,  JAMES  W., 

DENNIS,  HUGH  A.  Campbell,  Missouri. 

ELDERKIN,  ANDREW  C.  JOHNSTON,  WILFORD. 

295 


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JONES,  JOHN  P., 

235  E  34th  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

LENZLEY,  HERMAN  J. 

MOBLEY,  HARLAN, 
Selleck,  Washington. 

PARKS,  ROY  E., 

Route  "A,"  Santa  Clara,  California. 

PLACE,  EARL  J., 
Chicago,  Illinois. 


RODDY,  JOHN, 

3008  Throop  St.,  Chicago,  Illinois. 
SCHENKEL,  ALBERT  R., 

Route  7,  Stockton,  California. 
SIMON,  MAX, 

510  S.  Warren  St.,  Trenton,  New  Jersey. 
SIMOND,  REYNOLDS  J. 
SUWALSKI,  MICHAEL. 
WEIMAN,  ANDREW  J., 

Buffalo,  New  York. 


CORPORALS 


BAKER,  EARL  L., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  4,  Neodesha,  Kansas. 
BORSIAN,  OSCAR, 

874  32nd  St.,  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 
CARNEY,  THOS.  J. 
CARMEN,  ERWIN. 
CHENEY,  EVERETT  W. 
COLLINS,  CLARENCE  A. 
CORY,  CLYDE  E., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  5,  Salem,  Oregon. 
DAVIS,  WILLIAM  N., 

338  N.  Main  St.,  Memphis,  Tenn. 
DYCHE,JESSEJ., 

loth  Floor  Broadway  Bldg.   c/o  Elli- 
son-White, Portland,  Ore. 
DYKSTRA,  CHARLES  S., 

Heppner,  Oregon. 
EDWARDS,  GEORGE  T., 

1868  Allesandro  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
FAUBION,  LAWRENCE  A., 

280  Larrabee  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
GEPPERT,  FRED  F., 

491  E.  47th  St.,  N.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
HALD,  EDWIN  C, 

iiii  H  St.,  Lincoln,  Nebraska. 
HANNS,  STEPHEN  J., 

Coburg,  Oregon. 


HAYNES,  WALTER  S., 

c/o  Capitol  Bldg.,  Richmond,  Virginia, 

JOHNSON,  MARTIN, 
Bredbyn,  Sweden. 

JONES,  HARRY  L., 

Gen.  Delivery,  Portland,  Oregon, 
MOTIEJUNAS,  ADOLPH. 
PORTER,  JESSE  C, 

Auburn,  Washington. 

POUND,  JOHN  L., 
Aztec,  N.  Mexico. 

PUCKETT,  LEE, 

Imboden,  Arkansas. 
PUTNAM,  HORTON, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  3,  Snyder,  Oklahoma. 

RADEMACHER,  VALENTINE,  N. 
220  Pierce  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

SANDERS,  FRANK  W., 

Campbellsville,  Kentucky. 

SCHMOLINSKY,  EDWARD, 

SHOOK,  JOHN. 

STEWART,  ERNEST, 
San  Francisco,  California. 

TOLSMA,  JOHN. 

WHITE,  FRED  L. 


SADDLER 
EDWARDS,  ROBERT 


COOKS 


BOND,  JAMES  E., 

41  Brooklyn  St.,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 
CAMP,  LAWRENCE. 
GRAY,  WILLIAM. 
SCHULTZ,  DANIEL  G., 

Gen.  Delivery,  Philadelphia,  Penn. 


WELTON,  WILL  A., 
McGregor,  Iowa. 

JAMEAN,  JAMES  M., 
Haines,  Oregon. 

FOGLESONG,  JESSE  C, 
1000  E  St.,  Lawton,  Okla. 


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297 


HORSESHOER 

CAUDILL,  JEFF,  Wooten,  Kentucky. 

MECHANICS 

STUBBLEFIELD,  JESSE  L.,  JEHAN,  FRANCIS, 

Bakersfield,  California.  56  Gregory  St.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

SAUERVEIN,  GEORGE,  Columbia  City,  Oregon 


CAMERON,  VERNON  F. 
PRITCHARD,  GUY. 


BUGLERS 


JOHNSTON,  LYLE, 

Wabasha,  Minnesota. 
CORNISH,  WALTER  C, 
c/o    Mrs.  Staples,  12th 
and  Mission,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal. 


PRIVATES 


ANDERSON,  HENRY  L. 
APPLEWHITE,  GUY. 
ARCHER,  GEORGE  P., 

Box  746,  Taft,  Calif. 
AURBACH,  HARRY, 

192  N.  22nd  St.,  Portland,  Oregon 
BELL,  DANA  C. 
BINGHAM,  EDWARD, 

Union,  Oregon. 
BLAZEK,  WENCIL, 

4046  Tacoma  Ave.,  S.  Portland,  Ore. 
BOLLENBAUGH,  D.  C, 

Canyonville,  Oregon. 
BOLLENBAUGH,  RALPH, 

Canyonville,  Oregon. 
BOWDERN,  HARRY  G. 
BRAISTED,  WILLIAM  F. 
BRESKO,  VICTOR, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Woodburn,  Oregon. 
BROWN,  DANIEL  B. 
BYRNE,  JAMES  B., 

422  San  Rafael  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
CALLEN,  LeROY, 

Williams,  California. 
CAMBOURI,  MANUEL, 

Afando  St.,  Aegean  Sea,  Rhodes,  Italy. 
CASTEEL,  JOSEPH  P., 

Temple,  Texas. 
CHILDERS,  RALPH  V., 

2000  Mariposa  Ave.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
CHILSON,  BENJAMIN, 

Vida,  Oregon. 
CLARK,  GEORGE  W., 

976  Sherman  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 


CLAVER,  PAUL  R. 
COOK,  WILLIAM. 
CRAVEN,  WHITSON  B., 

386  S.  Ohio  Ave.,  Columbus,  Ohio. 
CUNHA,  ERNEST, 

1675  15th  St.,  Oakland,  California. 
DANE,  HARRY  O. 
DAVIS,  ALVA  J., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  3,  Sherwood,  Oregon. 
DAVIS,  BENJAMIN. 
DEMASTERS,  LEMUEL. 

Salem,  Oregon. 
DOUGLAS,  EDWARD  H., 

Rickreal,  Oregon. 
DUFFY,  LESLIE, 

1238  E.  Flora  St.,  Stockton,  Calif. 
EHMKE,  ALFRED  J.  F., 

12 15    Waldron    Ave.,    Winona,    Min- 
nesota. 
FALTUS,  CHARLES, 

Scio,  Oregon. 
FERRY,  SAM, 

329  E.  8th  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

FLEMING,  WELLS. 

GAGE,  WILLIAM  A. 
Cloverdale,  Oregon. 

GAGEN,  LEONARD  H., 

637  Myers  St.,  Portland,  Ore". 
GARDNER,  EARL  N. 

GESKE,  ERNEST  J., 
Manawa,  Wisconsin. 

GOSSETT,  ANDREW  J., 

4104  E.  64th  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 


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PRIVATES 

GRUBBS,  ELMER  W., 

Enterprise,  Calif. 
HANEY,  DONALD  P. 
HAMNETT,  HARRY  C, 

1029  Garfield  Ave.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
HASKELL,  CHESTER  M., 

R.  F.  D.,  No.  2,  Portland,  Oregon. 
HATFIELD,  HENRY  A. 
HENTRICHS,  GEORGE  E., 

134  S.  Downing  St.,  Piqua,  Ohio. 
HERFI,  CHARLIE, 

Hamilton  City,  California. 
HINES,  JOSEPH  A., 

253  Hedges  St.,  Tiffin,  Ohio. 
HOBBS,  HOWARD  A., 

Marriotsville,  Maryland. 
HOLLENBECK,  ELMER  I., 

21 10  9th  St.,  Berkeley,  California. 
HOLZAPFEL,  FRED. 
HUGHES,  JOHN  M. 
HUTCHESON,  RAY  R., 

1905  Auburn  Ave.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
JOHNSON,  DUDLEY  W., 

Neodesha,  Kansas. 
JOHNSON,  HUYSON, 

47  E.  Baltimore  St.,  Detroit,  Michigan. 
JOHNSON,  JOHN  A., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  4,  Gresham,  Oregon. 
JOHNSON,  JOHN  L., 

Pendleton,  Oregon. 
JOLLY,  ROLAND  W., 

572  Maple  St.,  Portland,  Oregon, 
KEMP,  WILSON. 
KENT,  JOHN, 

275  Turk  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
KIMBALL,  GEORGE  L. 
KIRKPATRICK,  WILLIAM. 
LAMBERT,  EDWARD  A., 

St.  Helens,  Oregon. 
LANDRETH,  ERNEST  L., 

622  >^     Elm    St.,    Greensboro,     North 
Carolina. 
LANE,  FRANK, 

Three  Springs,  Pennsylvania. 
LANGAN,  WILLIAM. 
LARSON,  OSCAR  S., 

Brothers,  Oregon. 

LaTOUR,  FREDERICK  E., 

404  6th  St.,  N.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

LAUENROTH,  HERMAN, 

138  Jefferson  St.,  Brooklyn,  New  York. 


(Continued) 

LAWRENCE,  JOHN  W., 

2903  East  Orleans  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
LESER,  JOSEPH  J., 

1518  Nicollet  Ave.,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 
LEWIS,  FRANK  M., 

312  S.  Raleigh  St.,  Martinsburg,  West 
Va. 
LINGLEBACH,  FRANK  J., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  I,  Est^cada,  Oregon. 
LINZ,  INNOCENT  J., 

3509  Foster  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
LINZ,  JOHN, 

3509  Foster  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
LITERSKI,  ANTON  C, 

507  S.  Lakewood  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
LOEFFLER,  CHRISTIAN  F., 

2509  Foster  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
LOHR,  WILLIAM. 
LUNN,  JOHN  M., 

Joy,  Illinois. 
LYNCH,  JOHN  F., 

West  Point,  New  York. 
McCABE,  MICHAEL  A., 

30  4th  St.,  Haverstraw,  New  York. 

mccullough,  george  h. 
McDonald,  frank  j., 

825  N.  Howard  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Mcdonald,  george  e., 

Merrill,  Michigan. 

McELVANY,  WELLES  W., 

705  E.  Fort  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

McGETTIGAN,  JOHN, 

1207    E.    9th    St.,   Eddystone,    Penn- 
sylvania. 

McGovern,  peter  J., 

301    Taylor    St.,    New    Castle,    Penn- 
sylvania. 
McGRATH,  BERNARD, 

Colliers,   Conception   Bay,   Newfound- 
land. 

Mckinley,  norval  c, 

150   W.    122nd   St.,  New   York,   New 
York. 

mcmann,  henry  D., 

327  Benyz  St.,  Frederick,  Maryland. 

McMANUS,  WILLIAM, 

Main  St.,  Mt.  Kisco,  New  York. 

McNUTT,  WILLARD, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  4,  Portland,  Indiana. 

MADISON,  ALBERT, 
Hadley,  New  York. 


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299 


PRIVATES 

MAHAN,  GEORGE, 

Trenton,  New  Jersey. 
MAHAR,  JEREMIAH  P., 

121  25th  St.,  Watervliet,  New  York. 
MANNION,  JOHN  J., 

71  A  Portola  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
MARKELL,  BERNARD, 

Baltimore,  Maryland. 
MARKIN,  ORLEN  M., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  2  Box  45,  Milton,  West 
Virginia. 
MARSHALL,  GEORGE  P., 

737  9th  St.,  N.  W.  Washington,  D.  C. 
MARTIN,  JOSEPH, 

Camas,  Washington. 
MATHEWS,  HARRY  H., 

1018  Mission  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
MEADOWS,  ARVEL  B. 
MILLER,  BERNARD  N., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Woodbum,  Oregon. 
MILLS,  JOHN  R., 

1312  State  St.,  Salem,  Oregon. 
MOORHEAD,  HENRY  W., 

International  Falls,  Minnesota. 
NAVONI,  JAMES  A., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  3,  Napa,  California. 
NEAL  EDGAR. 
NORTON,  ARTHUR  T., 

272    Farralones    St.,    San     Francisco, 
Calif. 
O'NEILL,  WILLIAM  N., 

1 65 1  Mkt.  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
PARKS,  ELFONZO  R., 

Route  A,  Box  262,  Santa  Clara,  Calif. 
PAYNE,  MATT, 

Mitchell,  Oregon. 
PETTERSON,  VICTOR  M. 
PHELAN,  JAMES  A., 

Menominee,  Michigan. 
PIERCE,  PERCY  H. 
POWERS,  EDWIN  W.,  Jr., 

Salem,  Oregon. 

PURSELL,  CHESTER  R.. 
Ruch,  Oregon. 

RADDONT,  ERICK  R., 

20  Monroe  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

ROBB,  HARRY  C. 

ROGERS,  DAVID  W., 

Ashland,  Nebraska. 
SATTERLEE,  PAUL  E. 

427  W.  2nd  Ave.,  Flint,  Michigan. 


(Continued) 

SAULSER,  EDWARD  L. 
SCHAFFENBERG,  HANS  H., 

Sherwood,  Oregon. 
SCHMITT,  EDWIN  A., 

Columbus,  Nebraska. 
SCHOPPERT,  PETER, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  I,  Clackamas,  Oregon. 
SCHROEDER,  LEONARD  G.  A., 

514  Flint  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
SEIFFERT,  EMIL  F., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Hillsboro,  Oregon. 
SHANKLIN,  CLARENCE  F. 
SINCLAIR,  GLEN  E. 
SLOPER,  GUY  R., 

Pendleton,  Oregon. 
SMITH,  CECIL  L., 

Dallas,  Oregon. 
SMITH,  HUBERT  A., 

Rogue  River,  Oregon. 
STARK,  ALBERT, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Portland,  Oregon. 
STEVENSON,  ROBERT. 
STINNETT,  FRED  W., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Dallas,  Oregon. 
STOVALL,  ROBERT  A., 

541  W.  Main  St.,  Ontario,  Calif. 
SUDBROCK,  VIRGIL  E., 

La  Grande,  Oregon. 
SULLIVAN,  JOSEPH. 
SWIFT,  JUDSON  F. 
TAUB,  WILLIAM, 

600  E.  Baltimore  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
TURNER,  BYRON, 

Rising  Star,  Texas. 
UPMEYER,  THEO. 

Harrisburg,  Oregon. 
VEIRRA,  JOHN,  Jr., 

San  Jose,  California. 
VOGL,  LEON  A., 

Marcola,  Oregon. 
VOLLE,  REUBEN  W., 

Heppner,  Oregon. 
WAGNER,  EDWARD  C. 
WAGNER,  EARL  E., 

3620  Central  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

WALDEN,  OLIVER  S., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Medford,  Oregon. 

WATSON,  JOHN  H. 

WAYNE,  PAUL  T., 

1940     Lovelace     Ave.,     Los     Angeles, 
Cahf. 


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WEIDMAN,  BERYL, 

Camas,  Washington. 

WEITMAN,  HUGH  F., 

Aumsville,  Oregon. 
WELLMAN,  LEO  J., 

Scotts  Mills,  Oregon. 
WELLS,  EARL  L., 

Blitzen,  Oregon. 
WHEELER,  MANUEL  L. 
WHITE,  DON  C, 

Stella,  Washington. 


PRIVATES  {Continued) 

WIDMER,  FRANK. 
WILLIAMS,  MACK  D., 

Grove  Springs,  Missouri. 
WILSON,  ROBERT, 

1 1 79  30th  St.,  Oakland,  California. 
WILTON,  LAWRENCE  G., 

Wheeler,  Oregon. 
WRIGHT,  THOMAS  F., 

206  Hickory  St.,  Carterville,  Illinois. 
YASSENOFF,  DAVE, 

13  Jones  St.,  Dayton,  Ohio. 


Supply   Company 


CLARK,  HOWARD  J. 


CAPTAINS 


FIRST  LIEUTENANTS 


CLIFFORD,  RAYMOND  W. 
CONWAY,  WILLIAM  L. 


SHREVE,  ARCHIE  C. 


VESTAL,  MARION  P. 


WAYTE,  HAROLD  C. 
HARRIS,  FISHER  S. 


MADDEN,  JAMES  H. 
LINDQUIST,  FRED  C. 


SECOND  LIEUTENANTS 


REINKIN,  ERNEST  J. 


THOMASON,  VICTOR. 
GERMER,  WILL  H. 


ENLISTED   MEN 


ANDERSON,  ANDY, 

U.  S.  Army. 
ANDERSON,  ERNEST, 

1344  Lawrence  St.,  Eugene,  Oregon. 
ANDERSON,  FRANK  E., 

Canby,  Oregon. 

ANDERSON,  OSCAR, 
U.  S.  Army. 

ANDERSON,  WILLIAM, 

28  K  St.,  Sacramento,  California. 

ARAGON,  MARIANO. 
Albuquerque.  New  Mexico. 

AUE,  EARL  R., 
U.  S.  Army. 

AUGUSTSON,  GUST  A., 
U.  S.  Army. 

BACIGALUPI,  GIOVANNI, 

1325  San  Bruno  Ave.,  San  Francisco. 
Calif. 

BARDEZBANIAN,  SIMON  M., 
304  E  St..  Fresno,  California. 

BARNETT  JOHN  W., 
Elmore  City,  Okla. 


BATTAGLIA  DIEGO. 

Hawthorne  &   Union  Ave.,   Portland, 
Oregon. 
BEESON,  RICHARD  W., 

Coburg,  Ore. 

BELLOTTI,  ELIGIO, 
Metropolitan,  Calif. 

BIERNE,  JOHN, 

U.  S.  Army. 

BISHOP,  AUGUSTUS  H., 
Westwood,  California. 

BISHOP,  JOE, 
U.  S.  Army. 

BLACK,  ARTHUR  C, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
BLACKMER,  CHARLES  P., 

19  Wilton  St.,  Springfield,  Mass. 

BLANTON,  MARION, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  3,  Eugene,  Ore. 

BLATT,  SAM, 
239  West  Ave.,  Kankakee,  111. 

BOMMEN,  PAUL  C, 
U.  S.  Affmy. 


301 


302  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


BOUCHER.  JOHN  J., 

Denver,  Colorado. 
BORGOGNI,  VINCENZO, 

407  Market  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
BOROUGH,  SEDLEY  F., 

Wilderville,  Ore. 
BROWN,  ARTHUR  E., 

851  Monroe  St.,  Red  Bluflf,  Calif. 
BOYD.  ALEXANDER, 

U.  S.  Army. 
BUFFO,  ANTONIO, 

U.  S.  Army. 
BULL,  GEORGE  W., 

U.  S.  Army. 
BUNTON,  OSCAR  M., 

U.  S.  Army. 
BURNETT,  EUGENE  R., 

Orland,  Glenn  Co.,  Cal. 
BUSS,  FRED. 

Canary,  Oregon. 
CALDWELL,  GEORGE  W., 

114  West  1st  Ave.,  North,  Roseburg, 
Oregon. 
CAVAGNERO,  TILLO, 

530  13th  St.,  Modesto,  California. 
CERMAK,  LOUIS, 

1053  E.  49th  Place,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
CHENKOVICH,  TONY, 

East  Helena,  Montana. 
CHRISTESEN,  LAWRENCE, 

4331  Prairie  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 
CHRISTENSON,  ALVIN  S., 

856  Ogden  Ave.,  Bend,  Oregon. 
CHRISTOPHER,  HENRY  N., 

41 1  Harrison  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
CLAUSON,  LARS  J., 

U.  S.  Army. 
CLOUD,  WILLIAM  L., 

2519    Lombard    St.,    San     Francisco, 
Cahf. 

COCHRAN,  WILFRED  H., 

Holley,  Oregon. 
COLE,  ALVA  W. 

U.  S.  Army. 
COLE,  EDWARD  C, 

Las  Molinos,  Calif. 
CONARTY,  THEODORE  J., 

Sparks,  Nevada. 
COOK,  LEMMIE  R., 

Butte  Falls,  Oregon. 
COSTA,  MANUEL  F., 

San  Jose,  Calif. 


ENLISTED  MEN  (Continued) 

CRASE,  FRANK  E., 


U.  S.  Army. 
CRAWLEY,  LEE  R., 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
CURTIS,  EARL  H., 

426  3rd  St.,  Yuma  Arizona. 
CUSHMAN,  WILLIAM  E., 

Trail,  Jackson  Co.,  Oregon. 
DARNER,  SETH  A., 

U.  S.  Army. 
DAVIS,  ELMER. 

Independence,  Oregon. 
DAVIS,  WESLEY  C, 

Ceres,  Stanislaus  Co.,  California. 
DAY,  CHARLES  W., 

Dinuba,  Calif. 
DeJONG,  JOHN, 

166  3rd  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
DeLONG,  VIRGIL  G., 

Portland,  Oregon. 
DEVENCENZI,  LUIGI, 

70  Gilbert  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
DEVLIN,  MARK  F., 

441  Madrid  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
DITTMAN,  HENRY  W., 

28  Alvarado  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
DIVINE,  CHARLES  W., 

3315  Viola  St.,  Oakland,  Calif. 
DRIGGARS,  JOHN  B., 

New  Wilson,  Okla. 
ECKSTEIN,  HENRY  W., 

158  No.  Curley  St.,  Baltimore,  Mary- 
land. 
EDMUNDS,  ARTHUR  J., 

U.  S.  Army. 
EDWARDS,  JASPER  V., 

Condon,  Oregon. 
EFKIEWICZ,  ANDROW, 

U.  S.  Army. 
ELLERBE,  NORMAN  M., 

1 1 13  2 1st  St.  Winston-Salem,  N.  C. 
ELLIS  JACK, 

423  North  3rd  St.,  Birmingham,  Ala. 
ELLISON,  EARL, 

U.  S.  Army. 
EMERALD,  DOMINGO  B. 
EVANS,  ARTHUR  E.  J., 

U.  S.  Army. 
EVERHART,  JOHN  W., 

300  Baker  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
FARLEY,  ROY, 

121  Locust  St.,  San  ]os6,  California, 


Supply  Company 


303 


ENLISTED  MEN  {Continued) 

FINLEY,  HARRY  H., 

329  So.  Grant  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif 
FREEMAN,  GEORGE  H., 

2721  Bush  St.,  San  Francisco  Calif., 


FRENCH,  CHESTER, 

U.  S.  Army. 
FRICKS,  FRANK, 

U.  S.  Army. 
FROST,  ALBERT, 

Coupeville,  Washington. 
GALLAGHER,  PATRICK, 

Lompoc,  Santa  Barbara,  Calif. 
CANS,  JOHANNES  W. 

U.  S.  Army. 
GARBARINI,  PETE 

U.  S.  Army. 
GILL,  NICHOLAS, 

Boring,  Maryland. 
GILLILAND,  EDWARD  L., 

2524  Charlestown  St.,  Matoon  III. 
GILROY,  JOHN  L., 

U.  S.  Army. 
GOODMAN,  HARVEY  J., 

2047  5th  St.,  Portsmouth,  Ohio. 
GORREIN,  HARRY  B., 

U.  S.  Army. 
GOSTLIN,  JOHN  H., 

U.  S.  Army. 
GOTELLI,  BOB, 

201  Ellsworth  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
COVER,  CARL, 

Palma  Sola,  Fla. 
COVER,  GILBERT, 

U.  S.  Army. 
GRABOWSKI,  PETER  P., 

U.  S.  Army, 
GRANDON,  HAROLD, 

U.  S.  Army. 
GRAYMAN,  GEORGE  H., 

U.  S.  Army. 
GREGORY,  BONNIE  H., 

U.  S.  Army. 
GREGORY,  CLYDE  W., 

Maxwell,  California. 
GRENSLER,  HARRY  R., 

U.  S.  Army. 
GRIFFIN,  TROY  E., 

U.  S.  Army. 

GRIFFON,  JOHN  EVERETT, 
U.  S.  Army. 

GRIMM,  ERNEST  J., 
U.  S.  Army. 


GUIST,  EARL  H., 

U.  S.  Army. 
HAGEDORN,  FLOYD  A., 

U.  S.  Army. 
HAMMACK,  ROY  E.  R.  R., 

No.  I  Perris,  Calif. 
HANDLE,  GEORGE  F., 

U.  S.  Army. 
HARDESTY,  ERNEST  B., 

U.  S.  Army. 
HELMS,  WILLIAM  J., 

Elkton,  Oregon. 
HERRINGTON,  LOU  I., 

U.  S.  Army. 
HILDEBRANDT,  JAMES  L., 

Baltimore,  Md. 
HINAULT,  RAOUL, 

U.  S.  Army. 
HIXENBAUGH,  JOHN  M., 

Grafton,  West  Virginia. 
HOFFMAN,  OLIN  H., 

3203  North  Avenue,  Baltimore,  Md. 
HOLLIS,  CLARENCE  W., 

U.  S.  Army. 
HOLMES,  CARROLL  E., 

50  So.  Arlington  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
HOLMES,  CHARLES  E., 

181 1  Barclay  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
HOUSEMAN,  RALPH  B., 

U.  S.  Army. 
HULBERT,  HOWARD, 

330  9th  St.,  Troy,  New  York. 
HURLEY,  JAMES  L., 

527  Amethyst  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
HYET,  FRANK  M., 

1 134  Eoff  St.,  WheeHng,  W.  Va. 
INGRAM,  THOMAS  M., 

Romace,  W.  Va. 
INMAN,  HUGH, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  7,  Sweetwater,  Tenn. 
INSKEEP,  WILLIAM  W., 

U.  S.  Army. 
JOBB,  JOE  L., 

Peell,  Washington. 
JOHNSON,  ELBERT  H., 

Swan,  Oregon. 
JOHNSON,  FRANK  M., 

U.  S.  Army. 

JOHNSON,  LAWRENCE  E., 
U.  S.  Army. 

JOHNSON,  SAMUEL, 
U.  S.  Army. 


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ENLISTED 

KAMIN.ABE, 

620  East  4th  St.,  Chester,  Pa. 
KAST,  FRANCIS  H. 

U.  S.  Army. 
KELLY,  EDWARD, 

309  27th  St.,  W.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
KERSTEN,  JOSEPH  F., 

U.  S.  Army. 
KING,  HARVEY  A., 

728  East  Preston  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
KING.  JOHN  T., 

735  South  Lucerne  St.,  Baltimore,  Md 
KING,  OSCAR  R., 

U.  S.  Army. 
KLNjG,  WALTER, 

1903  So.  Kedzie  Ave.,  Chicago,  III. 
KING,  WARREN, 

U.  S.  Army. 
KINNUNEN,  EMANUEL, 

U.  S.  Army. 
KIRACOFE,  JESSE  R., 

U.  S.  Army. 
KLEEMAN,  CHARLES  W., 

41  N.  Court,  Redding,  California. 
KOLB,  WILLIAM  B., 

1525  Bank  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
KOLBECHER,  JOSEPH  C, 

U.  S.  Army. 

KOHNHORST,  WILLIAM  F., 

Washington,  D.  C. 
LAGOMARSINO,  LOUIS, 

437  Utah  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
LAM,  GUY, 

U.  S.  Army. 
LAMP,  SIMMIE  D., 

Mellin,  W.  Va. 
LASSIG,  LOUIS, 

U.  S.  Army. 
LAURIN,  ALBERT, 

583  Vienna  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
LEE,  BENJAMIN  F., 

U.  S.  Army. 
LEE,  CLARENCE  E., 

Lompoc,  California, 

LONG,  HENRY  H., 

R.  R.  No.  2,  Ornogo,  Missouri. 
LUBER,  FRANK  M., 

Union  Morrell  Park,  Halethorpe,  Md. 
LUCERO,  FRANK  P., 

U.  S.  Army. 
LUSBY,  WILLIAM, 

Corinth,  Ky. 


MEN  (Continued) 

McCANDLESS,  GEORGE  M., 
Eagle  Harbor,  Washington. 

McCartney,  charley  a., 

Solvang,  California. 
McDERMOTT,  JOHN  P., 

U.  S.  Army. 
McLEOD,  JOHN  J., 

1437    McAllister    St.,    San    Francisco 
CaHf. 

MARBACH,  EMIL, 

U.  S.  Army. 
MATROW,  HENRY  J., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Junction  City,  Kan. 
MELVILLE,  DAVID  M., 

Gold  Beach,  Oregon. 
MEYERS,  JAMES  W., 

U.  S.  Army. 
MICHENER,  LAWRENCE  W., 

Home  Valley,  Calif, 
MOLINARI,  LOUIS  A., 

2021  15th  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
NEWMAN,  WALTER  E., 

Sierraville,  California. 
NICHOL,  JOHN  M., 

1296  S.  Main  St.,  Chico,  Calif. 
O'CONNOR,  JAMES  J., 

109    Pierce    Avenue     San    Jos6,    Cali- 
fornia. 
OLIVER,  BEN  R., 

2749  Union  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
OLIVER,  RICHARD  E., 

Suisun,  Solano  Co.,  Calif. 
ONTIVEROS,  ROMAN, 

Santa  Maria,  California, 
ORTEGA,  TOM  M., 

M.  V.  R.  Box  443,  Oxnard,  Calif. 
OVIEDA,  LONYES, 

727     Bond     Ave.,      Santa     Barbara, 
Calif. 

PARDEE,  SAMUEL, 
U.  S.  Army. 

PAYTON,  GUY  W., 
San  Francisco,  Calif. 

PECK,  EVERETT, 
U.  S.  Army. 

PECK,  RAYMOND  A., 
U.  S.  Army. 

PLACE,  GEORGE, 

301  Lower  Terrace  St.,  San  Francisco, 
Calif. 

POILES,  DOSS, 
U.  S.  Army. 


Supply  Company 


305 


ENLISTED  MEN  (CoDtmued) 


PORTER,  DAVID  D., 

96  S.  8th  St.,  Kenmore,  Ohio. 
POUNCEY,  KIRBY  C, 

U.  S.  Army. 
POWERS,  WILLIAM  I., 

West  B.  Street,  Grants  Pass,  Ore. 
REYNOLDS,  JOHN  P., 

Cedarville,  Calif. 
ROBLES,  JOED., 

42  Yale  St.,  Santa  Paula,  California. 
ROBITCH,  CHARLES  C, 

Star  Route,  Hemlock,  Oregon. 
ROGOWSKI,  BEN 

McAdoo,  Pa. 
SCHUSTER,  CHARLES  H.. 

Fresno  Hotel,  Fresno,  California. 
SHARRY,  PATRICK, 

829  Erie  St.,  Havre  De  Grace,  Md. 
SHIPMAN,  ROBERT  C, 

Nogales,  Arizona. 
SLATER,  CLAUD  M., 

Colonial  Hotel,  Taft,  California. 
SMITH,  WALLACE  D., 

Escondido,  California. 
SNIDER,  GEORGE  C, 

Campbell,  Missouri. 
SRONCE,  ROBERT  W., 

U.  S.  Army. 
STALLINGS,  CLAUD  B., 

U.  S.  Army. 
STANIULIS,  SIMON  J., 

3339  Union  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 
STANLEY,  FLOYD  L., 

Mayger,  Oregon. 
STELMER,  ANTHONY. 

Du  Boise,  111. 
STEPHENS,  BUNYAN, 

Dinuba,  California. 
SULLIVAN,  WALTER  L., 


244    Mangels 
Calif. 


Ave.,    San    Francisco, 


TERRELL,  ERNEST, 

U.  S.  Army. 
TERRY,  SETH  W., 

30     Sycamore,     St., 
Calif. 

TERRY,  WILBUR  I., 
LaSalle,  Colorado. 

THOMAS,  GLENN  O., 
U.  S.  Army. 


San     Francisco, 


TINGER,  ERNEST, 

U.  S.  Army. 
TORTORA.  ANGELO. 

Farantum.  Pa. 
TOZZI,  GEREMIA, 

Box  287,  Lincoln,  California. 
TRULSON,  CHARLIE  E., 

U.  S.  Army. 
VARELAS,  PETER  N., 

243  West  36th  St..  New  York. 
VIRGILIO,  PIETRO, 

Bitrieto,  Italy. 
VOGEL,  GEORGE, 

845  Belt  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
WATSON,  SAMUEL  J., 

Atwater,  California. 
WELLS,  ROLLIE  A., 

Owensmouth,  California. 
WELLS,  TONY. 

Onyx,  California. 
WEIGERT,  ALBERT, 

U.  S.  Army. 
WEST,  NELCE, 

U.  S.  Army. 
WICKS,  WILLIAM  C, 

U.  S.  Army. 
WILLIAMS,  JAMES  T., 

Carriville,  Calif. 
WINKLER,  GEORGE, 

366  Park  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
WISE,  RAY  F., 

Ironside.  Oregon. 
WOLFSKILL,  CLARENCE  C, 

Suisun,  California. 
WOOD,  STEPHEN  A., 

U.  S.  Army. 
WORTHINGTON,  HUGH  S., 

U.  S.  Army. 
WORTMAN,  GEORGE, 

Phoenix,  Arizona. 
YOUNG,  OSCAR  M., 

Haynes,  Oregon. 
YELLAND,  CHARLES  R., 

301  S.  Grant,  Stockton,  California. 
YUHA,  FRANK  J., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
ZUERN,  ALFRED  G., 

U.  S.  Army. 
ZURRO,  JOSEPH, 

218  Hopkins  St.,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 


Medical   Department 


DALTON.  E.  C. 
Portland,  Ore. 


MAJORS 


BAIRD,  THOMPSON  M.,  Wilkes-Barre,  Pa. 


CLAY,  H.  E., 
Salem,  Ore. 


REEVES,  A.  KARL, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

MERTZ,  EZRA  F., 
Colfax,  Washington. 


CRAWFORD,  WILLIAM  S., 

Fort  Lawn,  S.  C. 
HARDY,  IRVING  R., 

192  Bay  St.,  Taunton,  Mass. 
COMBS,  MASON, 

Pineville,  Ky. 
HALL,  EUGENE, 

El  Paso,  Texas. 
MALCOM,  ROBERT, 

New  York,  N.  Y. 
MOE,  CHESTER  C, 

Chicago,  111. 
BUSHLEY,  LOUISE., 

New  York,  N.  Y. 
DUFFY,  MAURICE  J., 

New  York,  N.  Y. 


CAPTAINS 

COLLINS,  FRANK  H. 

.San  Diego,  Cal. 
HEWSON,  JAMES  S., 

374  Avon  Ave.,  New- 
ark, N.  J. 

LIEUTENANTS 

SLATTERY,  FRANCIS  J., 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

MURPHY,  FRANK  A., 

4th  Fruit  St.,  Taunton,  Mass. 

MOORE,  THOMAS  F., 
Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

STANLEY,  CHARLES  C, 
Charlotteville,  N.  Y. 

DUNN,  LAWRENCE  J., 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

WAYMAN,  LEON  H., 
Charlotteville,  N.  Y. 

BROWNE,  JUDSON  F., 

1037     N.     Goodman    St.,     Rochester, 
N.  Y. 


CHAPLAINS 

DUNHAM,  J.  H.,  OGEL,  MELVIN  V. 

2109  G.  St.,  N.  W.,  Wash.,  D.  C.  New  York,  N.  Y., 

DESMOND,  DANIEL  P.,  Boston,  Mass. 


SERGEANTS 


LEGAN,  WILLIAM, 
223  East  7th  St.,  Bloomsburg,  Pcnn. 


MIELKE,  HARRY, 
Milwaukee,  Wis. 


306 


Medical  Department 


307 


SERGEANTS- 


SANFORD,  TAY  A., 

Richmond,  Calif. 
TOBIN,  WILLIAM, 

Brooklyn   N.  Y. 
MARDORFF,  WILLIAM  T., 

9th  Paca  St.,  Cumberland,  Md. 


-{Continued) 

MAGNER,  MICHAEL, 

New  York,  N.  Y. 
WILSON,  ROSS  C. 

Woodland,  Calif. 
DILLON,  CORNELIUS  S. 

Eugene,  Oregon. 


CORPORALS 


WILLIAMS,  LAWRENCE  B., 
122  Winthrop  St.,  Taunton,  Mass. 


DeJORIE,  VICTOR  F. 
25  Morningside  Ave. 
New  York  City. 


PRIVATES— FIRST  CLASS 


BOGOESS,  WILLIAM  A., 

Union,  Utah. 
BOLTON,  STERLING  A., 

205 >2  Morrison  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
BRANSON,  GORDON, 

Manning,  Iowa. 
BROWN,  HARRY  H., 

Newton,  Kan. 
CADLE,  ELVIS  L., 

Weed,  Calif. 
DELLA  VALL,  JOSEPH, 

155  South  5th  St.,  West  Salt  Lake  City, 
Utah. 
DILLARD,  LOUIS  A., 

Portland,  Oregon. 
ERIN,  EDWARD  A., 

Newton,  Kansas. 
FLAKE,  HUGHE, 

Fresno,  CaHf. 
GARRISON,  CLARENCE  C, 

Circleville,  Ohio. 
GAYLORD,  GEORGE  A., 

Portland^  Oregon. 
HARRIS,  EMMANUEL, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 


HENDERSON.  ELMER  E. 

Forkville,  Ala. 
KAH,  OSCAR  F., 

Portsmouth,  Ohio. 
MARTIN,  JAMES  A., 

R.     F.     D.,     Box     260,     Sacramento, 
Calif. 
MILLER,  CLARENCE  A., 

Portland,  Oregon. 
MOSS,  FRED  H., 

Defiance,  Ohio. 
NUBER,  EDWIN  J., 

879  Linewood  Ave.,  Columbus,  Ohio. 
PERRY,  ALFRED  J., 

Oakland,  Calif. 
PRESTON,  JOHN  C, 

Glasgow,  Scotland. 
TRAVERS,  EDWARD, 

North  Woodbury,  Conn. 
WALLACH,  JACOB, 

New  York  City. 
WEISBERG,  SAMUEL  H., 

Revere,  Mass. 
YOUNG,  CECIL  G., 

Salem,  Mass. 


PRIVATES 


AMMOROSIA,  JOHN, 

New  York  City. 
AUSTIN,  MATHEW  A., 

Varian,  Cal. 
BAKER,  GEORGE. 

Lincoln,  Neb. 
BARRON,  GORDON  A. 

Inken,  Idaho. 
BERKLAND,  EDHAR, 

Lincoln,  Neb, 


BRIGHT,  DAVID  T., 
Troy,  Tenn. 

BRUSS,  OTTO, 

R.  R.  No.  6,  Sta.  C, 
waukee.  Wis. 

BRYANT,  JAMES, 
Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

BYINGTON,  LOUIS  F., 
Pocotallo,  Idaho, 


Box  280  B,  Mil- 


308 


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EVANS,  ROSCOE  D. 

Petaluma,  Calif. 
FRAME,  ARCHIE  J., 

EI  Centre  Calif. 
GANNON,  GEORGE  D., 

Lincoln,  Neb. 
HAIRSTON,  WILLIAxM  C, 

Isala,  Miss. 
HOBSON,  HENRY, 

Portland,  Oregon. 
HOUT,  OTIS, 

Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
KLINGER,  OLIVER  H., 

New  York  City, 
LEIGHTEN,  BEN  C, 

New  York,  N.  Y. 
LESCHINSKY,  MICHAEL, 

Old  Forge,  Pa. 
LYONS,  JAMES  S., 

Astoria,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 
McCOY,  JOSEPH  A., 

New  York  City. 
McDANIEL,  VANCE  J. 

Portsmouth,  Ohio. 
McKIN,  ARTHUR  W. 

Hamilton,  Ontario,  Canada. 
MAGSON,  EDWARD, 

New  York  City. 
MILES,  ROBERT  E., 

Portland,  Oregon. 

MIX,  STANLEY, 

New  York  City, 
MULLER,  GEORGE, 

Milwaukee,  Wis. 


PRIVATES  {Continued) 

MURPHY,  THOMAS  J., 

Urbana,  Ohio. 
NEACE,  HARVEY, 

Hutchinson,  Kans 
NUBER,  EDWIN  J., 

Columbus,  Ohio. 
O'DONNELL,  WILLIAM  P., 

Upper  Sandusky,  Ohio. 
OLIVER,  EARL  M., 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah 
PAEG,  LEON  G., 

Portland,  Oregon. 
PAULUS,  LAWRENCE  W., 

Columbus,  Ohio. 
PETTAY,  EMERY, 

Carrilton,  Ohio. 
PICKARD,  JOSEPH  A., 

Columbus,  O. 
PRESCH,  MARION  W., 

Portsmouth,  Ohio. 
PRETTY,  ALBERT  W., 

Carrilton  Ohio. 
ROBERTS,  BADEN  P., 

Plymouth,  Pa. 
SCOTT,  EMMETT  W., 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
TILSON,  JOHN, 

Palo  Alto,  Calif. 
WARD,  MICHAEL  J., 

New  York  City 
WEBBER.  FRANK, 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
WOODCOCK,  HARRY, 

200  W.  83rd  St.,  New  York  City. 


First   Battalion   Staft 

MAJOR 

BLACK,  WALTER  E. 

FIRST  LIEUTENANT 
KITSON,  ALFRED  P. 

SECOND  LIEUTENANT 
HAAS,  EDGAR  M. 


309 


Company    "A' 


CAPTAINS 

DALY,  LEO  J.  BEASLEY,  OSCAR  H., 

Boston,  Mass.  Washington,  D.  C. 

BINGHAM,  WILSON  G.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

FIRST    LIEUTENANTS 

TOURTILLOTT,  RAYMOND  R.,  MACY,  LORENZO  D., 

Lindsay,  CaHfornia.  373  4th  St.,  New  York  City,  N.  Y. 

McCARY,  HENRY  D.,  Santa  Barbara,  Calif. 

SECOND  LIEUTENANT 

RILEY,    DON,    Sabetha,  Kansas. 

FIRST  SERGEANT 

KLEIN,  HENRY  T.,  Newark,  New  Jersey. 

SUPPLY  SERGEANT 

MURRIN,  GEORGE  R.,  San  Francisco,  CaUf. 

MESS  SERGEANT 
WEBER,  CHARLES  H.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 


SERGEANTS 


McFARLIN.ABNER, 

McAlester,  Oklahoma, 
HALDEMAN,  ALBERT  E., 

Topeka,  Kansas. 
HOLLAND,  CHARLES  W., 

Sacramento,  Kentucky. 
PALMER.  ARTHUR  W., 

Buffalo,  New  York. 
KLUMPP,  JOHN 

Baltimore   Maryland. 
MARTIN,  RAYxMOND  C, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 


SKEWIS,  JOHN  H., 

Pittsburg,  Pa. 
KELLY,  JAMES, 

Leavenworth,  Kansas. 
VANDEVER,  FRANK  A., 

St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

ABNER,  WILLIE, 
Burning  Springs,  Ky. 

VEST,  ADRA  J., 
Decatur,  Illinois. 

LEPPER,  JAMES, 

Waterbury,  Connecticut. 


310 


Company  ''A 


311 


MARTIN,  WILLIAM  L., 

Fresno  Calif. 
CRUM,  WARREN  R., 

Tangier,  Ind^iana. 
HENDERSON,  EARL  J., 

Stockton,  Calif. 
ROBERTS,  WILLIE  E., 

RoUen,  Tennessee, 
CURRAN,  JOHN  W., 

Bardstown,  Kentucky. 
LARUE,  JOSEPH  L., 

Central  Falls,  Rhode  Island. 
TILLEY,  ALVA  L., 

Pittsburg,  Kansas. 
JOHNSON,  ALBERT  H., 

Chicago,  Illinois. 
SLACK,  CARROL  L., 

San  Antonio,  Tex. 


CORPORALS 

PAULK,  GUY  W., 

Nixon,  Tennessee. 
OLDHAM,  HAYSC, 

Whittier,  Calif. 
PLUMMER,  HERBERT  J., 

Fresno,  Calif. 
GREBE,  JOHN 

Pottstown  Pa. 
SMITH,  WALTER  H. 

Monroe,  Tennessee. 
SPERAW,  FRANK  D., 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
McWHORTER,  GEORGE  F. 

Brentwood.  Calif. 
BARTINI,  LEODATO, 

Custioli,  Italy. 
YUZBA,  FRANK  J., 

Florence,  Michigan. 


MECHANICS 

MILLSAP,  ISAAC  N.,  MAHONEY,  MICHAEL  J., 

Oak,  Calif.  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

CERMAK,  WILLIAM,  Chicago,  111. 


COOKS 


WENTWORTH,  FRED  R., 

Topeka:  Kansas. 
SNOW,  GRANT  H., 

Price,  Utah. 


BRUCKERT,  WILLIAM  A. 

Columbus,  Ohio. 
ALEVIJOS,  GEORGE, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 


BUGLERS 


BROWN,  JOHN  R., 

Hickman,  Kentucky. 


DAWES,  AMOS  F., 

Pittsville,  Wisconsin. 


PRIVATES— FIRST   CLASS 


ADAMS,  WILLIAM  W., 

Winston  Salem,  N.  Carolina. 
ALVES,  JOEM., 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
ANDERSON,  ELIJAH, 

Boma,  Tennessee. 
BACHMANN,  FRED, 

Hamilton,  Ohio. 
BALDE,  EMIL, 

Chicago,  Illinois. 
BAYER,  CHRISTIAN  I., 

Burlington,  Iowa. 
BRANLEY,  ALVAH  J., 

Greenvile,  Calif. 


BROCK,  JOSEPH  S., 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
BUEZELIN,  LEON. 

Oakland,  California. 
CABLE,  SAM, 

Chicago,  Illinois. 
CARDELLI,  EMILIO, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
COLLINS,  RAYMOND  P., 

Phoenix,  Arizona. 
CRANDALL,  GEORGE  H., 

San  Diego,  Calif. 
ENGLE,  LEEE., 

Buttonwillow,  Calif. 


312  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


PRIVATES- 
FERE,  JOHN  J., 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
FOX,  LAURENCE  L., 
Los  Alivos,  Calif. 

FROST,  GEORGE  L., 

Richmond,  Calif. 
GEAiMBERTONE,  DAMIANO. 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
GRATTAROLA,  EDGAR. 

Oakland,  Calif. 
GUST,  JACK, 

Provo,  Utah. 
HARBAUGH,  CLARENCE  C, 

Ono,  Pa. 

HLNKLE,  LLOYDA., 

National  City,  Calif. 
HOSTETTER,  EDWARD  J., 
Freewater,  Oregon. 

KAVANAUGH,  CHARLES  V., 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
KERR,  WALTER  H., 

San  Jos^,  Calif. 
KIESSENBECK,  WILL, 

Law  en,  Oregon. 
KOVACEVICH,  JANDRE, 

Nievic,  Servia. 
LO  BELLO,  DOMINICK, 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
LOLAS,  CHRIST, 

Grevna,  Greece. 


-FIRST  CLASS  (Coottaued) 

LUNDGREN,  HENRY, 

Donner,  CaHf. 
MALAMED,  ZESE, 

Chicago,  111. 
MARKS,  IRA  E., 

Imnaha,  Oregon. 
AIARQUARDT,  JOHN  F., 

Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 

PAPPAKONSTANTINOU,     VASILIOS 
E., 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 

PIEKORSKI,  ANTONI, 
Chicago,  111. 

PLEISCH,  WALTER  E., 
Anderson,  Calif. 

PROKLESEK,  JOHN, 
Chicago,  111. 

RICKERT,  EDWIN  G., 
Youngstown,  Ohio. 

ROE,  WILLIAM, 
Mackay,  Idaho. 

RUSSEL,  FREDERICK, 
Chico,  Calif. 

SCHNEIDER,  AUGUST,  Jr., 
San  Francisco,  Calif. 

THOMPSON,  MILLARD, 
Pasco,  Washington 

VASSILOPULOS,  ANTONIO, 
Pyrgos,  Greece. 


ADAMS,  EARLO., 
Portland,  Oregon. 

ALSOS,  STEEN, 
Astoria,  Oregon. 

BAXCHERO,  ARTURO, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 

BJORSETH,  KNUT, 
San  Francisco,  Calif. 

BROWN,  HARRY  C, 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 

CATLIN,  WILLIAM  C, 

Carpinteria,  Calif. 

CHRISTENSON,  EDWARD, 
Oregon  City,  Oregon. 

COENEN,  ANTHONY,  Jr., 
Tucson,  Arizona. 

CORDONA,  MICHAEL, 
Ahuntas,  Porto  Rico. 


PRIVATES 

DESILAS,  NICK, 
Zanda,  Greece. 

DILLABOUGH,  WILLIAM  E., 
Fresno,  Calif. 

DIMETRACOPULOS,  THEODORE, 

Tacoma,  Washington. 

DONNELLY,  GEORGE, 
Santa  Ynes,  Calif. 

ECKER,  CARL, 
San  Francisco,  Calif. 

EDSON,  INGVALD, 
Astoria,  Oregon. 

ESTOCHAK,  JOHN, 
Emaus,  Penn. 

FARRAND,  WILLIAM, 
Pittsburg,  Pa. 

FINSTAD,  HANS, 
Enterprise,  Oregon. 


Company  "A" 


313 


PRIVATES 

FLECK,  JOHN, 

Fresno,  Calif. 
FLOCCHINI,  EMILIO, 

Avenone,  Italy. 
GIACALONE,  JOSEPH, 

Chicago,  111. 
HANSEN,  ALFRED  J., 

Oneida,  Washington. 
HARTMAN,  WILLIAM  B., 

Duluth,  Minn. 
HESSELBART,  CHARLES  R., 

Toledo,  Ohio. 
HOPWOOD,  CLYDE  C, 

Santa  Barbara,  Calif. 
HOWSER,  RAYMOND  F., 

Frankfort,  Ohio. 
IRVIN,  LUTHER, 

Baker,  Oregon. 
JONES,  HARRY  R., 

Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
KACHO,  ALEX., 

Chicago,  lU. 
KEARNS,  LAWRENCE  E., 

Dayton,  Ohio. 
KEELEY,  MAURICE  N., 

Baltimore,  Maryland. 
KOSMOPULOS,  KONSTANTINOS, 

Baliago,  Greece. 
LEE,  LEO  R., 

Watsonville,  Calif. 
LEHMAN,  GEORGE  W., 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
LEOARDI,  JACK. 

New  York  City,  N.  Y. 
LESKINEN,  DAVID, 

Fort  Bragg,  Calif. 
LEVIN,  JACOB, 

Chicago,  111. 
MARSHAL,  JOHN, 

Noble,  Kentucky. 
MARTIN,  EDWARD  L., 

Evajisville,  Indiana. 
MARTIN,  JOSEPH, 

Redding,  Calif. 
McAfee,  EMERY  C, 

Tacoma,  Washington. 
McCOY,  JAMES  L., 

Jewell,  Oregon. 

MONROE,  PETER, 

International  Falls,  Minn. 

O'BRIEN,  WILLIS  M,, 

Mountain  Air,  New  Mexico. 


(Contlaued) 

O'CONNOR,  ALFRED, 
San  Francisco,  Calif. 

PARRISH,  JAMESA., 

Myrtle  Point,  Oregon. 

PAUCHON,  LEONE., 
San  Francisco,  Calif. 

PECK,  FLOYD  F., 
Reedley,  Calif. 

PENN,  PAUL, 

San  Francisco  Calif. 

PETERSON,  CHARLES  E., 
Portland,  Oregon. 

PHOTOS,  DANA., 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 

PORTELLO,  EDWARD  F., 
San  Francisco,  Calif. 

POULIDIS,  JAMES  P., 
Hoquiam,  Washington. 

PRITCHETT,  DEWEY  G., 
Colton,  Calif. 

RONCO,  ANDREW, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 

SANTIAGO,  LOUIS, 
San  Francisco,  Calif. 

SCOTT,  CHARLES  A., 

Vancouver,  British  Columbia,  Canada. 

SKOU,  NIELS  C, 
Astoria,  Oregon. 

SMITH,  JOHN  C,  Jr., 
Hay  ward,  Calif. 

SMITH,  MILTON  H., 
Woodsboro,  Indiana. 

STA^ITON,  SIDNEY  L., 
Springfield,  Illinois. 

STRAIT,  EDGAR  E., 
Ukiah,  Calif. 

TARANTOLA,  CARLO, 
Reddie,  Calif. 

TERRIAN,  VICTOR  J., 

Abrams,  Wisconsin. 

TOMASELLO,  LOUIS, 
San  Francisco,  Calif. 

TRUDRUNG,  HARRY, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 

WILSON,  FRANK, 
Girard,  Kansas. 

WOJDON,  JOZEP, 
Chicago,  Illinois. 


314  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


TRANSFERRED 


PVT.  GEORGE  J.  HALPER. 
SGT.  MICHAEL  GUDGEON. 
CPL.  McCLELLAN  W.  GULLETT. 
PVT.  CHARLES  M.  CAREY. 
PVT.  RAMALDOW  SCHEFFER. 
CPL.  ANTHON  LUKAS. 
PVT.  NED  ANDERSON, 

Silver  Point,  Tennessee. 
PVT.  GEORGE  BAES, 

109  E.  B.  St.,  Ontario,  Calif. 
PVT.  DON  HUGHES. 
CPL.  ERNEST  R.  SCHAYER, 

1206  5th  Ave.,  New  York  City,  N.  Y. 
PVT.  LOUIS  PAPPADATOS. 
PVT.  CLARENCE  AUBERT, 

Ripon,  California. 
PVT.  WILLIAM  E.,  BOGGS, 

West  Indianapolis,  Indiana. 
SGT.  JOSEPH  R.  BRIGHTBRIDGE, 

Stratford,  Connecticut. 
PVT.  BURTON  L.  MIDDLETON, 

161 1   Milan  Avenue,  South  Pasadena, 
Calif. 
PVT.  SIMEON  B.  NATHON. 
SGT.  TATE  MILLER. 
PVT.  DAVID  G.  THOMPSON, 

Gean,  Nevada. 
SGT.  HERBERT  JENKINS. 
PVT.  ROY  C.  WARRICK. 
PVT.  CLARENCE  J.  ROSS, 

San  Diego,  California. 
CPL.  ARTHUR  J.  THIBADEAU, 

159  Mason  St.,  Fall  River,  Mass. 
PVT.  JOSE  C.  FOUvSTINO,  Jr. 
PVT.  PIETRO  BIGLIORI. 
PVT.  WONG  TIN  FOOK, 

Dupont  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

PVT.  FRANK  LEVENBERG. 

PVT.  JOSEPH  WARING. 

PVT.  ALBERT  EDWARDS. 

PVT.  CHRIS  LIAPIS. 

PVT.  ARTHUR  W.  REIDEL. 

PVT.  JOSEPH  NEZGODA, 

2434  Whipple  St.,  Chicago,  Illinois. 

PVT.  RAY  N.  RUSSELL, 
Penningto  Gap,  Virginia. 

PVT.  ALVA  M.  CROWLEY, 
Rockland,  Idaho. 

PVT.  DANIEL  R.  FRANKLIN. 


PVT.  WILLIAM  WEISERT, 

2482  W.  5th  St.,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 
SGT.  PETER  WALSH. 
PVT.  JESSE  E.  BLAKE. 
PVT.  SAMUEL  FALBO. 

1408  Black  Ave.,  Racine,  Wisconsin. 
PVT.  PAUL  R.  CLAVER. 
CPL.  ALBERT  E.  HUDSON. 
CPL.  WILLIAM  M.  BORDEN. 
PVT.  RUSSELL  W.  PAY. 
SGT.  PATRICK  H.  SHANAHAN. 
PVT.  ISADOR  BERKOWITZ. 
CPL.  JOHN  SUGRUE. 
CPL.  EARL  CORWIN, 

404  Park  PL,  Spokane,  Washington. 
SGT.  ARVEL  J.  MONGER, 

Rockwood,  Tennessee. 
CPL.  PETER  C.  VALENTINE, 

San  Bruno,  California. 
FIRST  SGT.   WILLIAM   E.   THOMP- 
SON, 

Bront,  Texas. 
PVT.  JOHN  R.  DAVIS, 

Bessemer,  Michigan. 
SGT.  WADE  H.  Le  GRAND. 
PVT.  LEONARD  J.  HODGINS. 
PVT.  ARLO  FRANCO. 

PVT.  LYMAN  G.  CRANTON, 

20    Bungalow    Avenue,    San    Rafael, 
Calif. 

PVT.  JAMES  E.  BENNETT. 

PVT.  F.  W.  GUSTAVE  MEYERS. 

PVT.  NELSON  W.,  COLLINS. 

PVT.  JOHN  RIELLY. 

PVT.  ROLLIN  B.  FARR. 

PVT.  JOSEPH  McLAIN. 

PVT.  ARTHUR  S.  HOIRUP. 

PVT.  WONG  ON  CHING, 
Hong-kong,  China. 

PVT.  NICOLAS  LANZILLOTTA. 
PVT.  JAMES  A.  SHORT. 
PVT.  WILLIAM  J.  WILLIS. 
PVT.  JOHN  A.  GIDEON, 
Knobnoster,  Missouri. 

PVT.  DAVID  G.  THOMSON. 

PVT.  GEORGE  E.  WARREN. 

Ashtabula,  Ohio. 

PVT.  CHESTER  R.  DARLING. 


Company  *'A" 


315 


TRANSFERRED 

SGT.  LUTON  L.  HEMETER, 

1 64 1  Sutter  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
CPL.  ELMER  GLOSS, 

148  S.  2nd  St.,  Salt  Lake,  Utah. 
CPL.  HARRY  RUDOLPH, 

Elizabeth  Avenue,  Elizabeth,  New  Jer- 
sey, 
SGT.  JOSEPH  V.  GRAHAM, 

R.  R.  14,  Bonneville,  Indiana. 
SGT.  DAYTON  LUNNON, 

Piedmont,  Oklahoma. 
CPL.  WARREN  B.  JOHNSON, 

White  Springs,  Florida. 
PVT.  ABE  KRASNITSKY. 
PVT.  EVERETT  RANDALL. 
PVT.  IVER  SKRIDEN, 
PVT.  JOSEPH  F.  VARHANIK, 

1915  Blue  Island  Avenue,  Blue  Island, 
111. 
PVT.  TRACY  AMMONS, 

Oswego,  111. 
PVT.  ANTONIO  COURTIS. 
PVT.  SIMO  D.  SIMAKIS. 
PVT.  WELTON  R.  BURCH, 

Cape  Girardeau,  Missouri. 
PVT.  WILLIS  N.  BLOOD. 
PVT.  CHARLES  EISSENGER, 

Wishek,  North  Dakota. 
PVT.  TONY  WASSILEVITCH, 

Ceulowzna,  Russia. 
PVT.  WILLIAM  R.  GRAFF. 
PVT.  JOHN  LOUISENNA. 
PVT.  OSCAR  L.  LAAKONEN, 

Michigamrae,  Michigan. 

PVT.  CYRUS  H.  HOLDEN, 

Salina,  Utah. 

PVT.  CLARENCE  W.  VALENTO. 

PVT.  BENJAMIN  I.  McFARLANE. 

PVT.  JOHN  W.  BROOKS. 

PVT.  EDDIE  L.  CORNUTT. 

PVT.  HARLEY  L.  PIERSON, 
Brevard,  N.  C. 

PVT.  ALFRED  A.  BOURDAIS, 
Saint  Tuen  Tez,  Eirtz,  France. 

PVT.  ANGELO  MELCHIORI, 
Thurbe'r,  Texas. 

PVT.  CARLO  FRIZZA, 

195  Jackson  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

PVT.  THORNTON  L.  PALMER, 
285  Fourth  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 


(Continued) 

CPL.  JULIUS  AARONSON, 

327  Broons  St.,  New  York  City,  N.  Y. 
CPL.  WILLIAM  C.  REED, 

P.  O.  Box  95,  Rupert,  Idaho. 
CPL.  CLYDE  B.  MITCHELL. 
PVT.  CHARLIE  R.  BEARD, 

P.  O.  Box  24,  Dana,  Indiana. 
PVT.  GEORGE  H.  BAILIFF, 

Sebastopol.  California. 
PVT.  THOMAS  A.  DOYLE, 

2449  Sycamore  St.,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 
PVT.  LAWRENCE  LARKIN, 

512  North  Street,  Saint  Paul,  Minn. 
PVT.  PAUL  WIGLER. 
PVT.  WILLIAM  J.  CALDWELL. 
PVT.  WILLIAM  KREMAS, 

1928  Folsom  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
PVT.  KARA  M.  CROWLEY, 

Rockland,  Idaho. 
PVT.  LOUIS  WERBER, 

Vallejo,  California. 
PVT.  THEODORE  BANGAS. 
PVT.  GEORGE  LIEBEN. 
PVT.  JESSE  H.  RUBENSTEIN. 
PVT.  CLARENCE  E.  PIPER. 

50  Union  St.,  Virginia  City,  Nevada. 

PVT.  EVERETT  W.  CHENEY, 

253  South  Virginia  St.,  Reno,  Nevada. 

PVT.  WILLIAM  R.  AMIDON, 
136  East  8th  St.,  Reno,  Nevada. 

CPL.  RAYMOND  C.  DEATON, 

Bancroft,  Idaho. 

PVT.  FRED  REISMAN, 
San  Jose,  California. 

PVT.  JOSEPH  A.  STREETER, 
Clayton,  Iowa. 

PVT.  FREEMAN  H.  HANSON, 
International  Falls,  Minnesota. 

CPL.  JAMES  SAVAGE, 

254  Rich  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

PVT.  NICOLAS  C.  MADES, 

2709  Haddan  Ave.,  Chicago,  Illinois. 

PVT.  PETER  M.  DeGEORGE, 

136  Courtland  St.,  Tarrytown,  N.  Y. 

PVT.  JAMES  HAYES, 

2410  Howard  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

PVT.  JOHN  NARVAIS, 

116  Utah  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
PVT.  KENNETH  CAMPBELL, 

Blockburg,  California. 


3i6  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


PVT.  JOHN  J.  BOOS, 

Banks,  Oregon. 
PVT.  THOMAS  HERDA, 

201  Alankota  Ave.,  Chicago,  Illinois. 
PVT.  FRANK  G.  HOUCK, 

713  N.  Howard  St.,  Baltimore;  Md. 
PVT.  ARTHUR  L.  RICHARDSON, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Olean,  New  York. 

PVT.  EDDIE  P.  SCOTT, 

R.  R.  No.  4,  Glasgow,  Kentucky. 

PVT.  GERHART  A.  FREYTAG, 

240  Stockton  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
PVT.  RALPH  W.  SMITH, 

5017  Latone  St.,  Seattle,  Washington. 
PVT.  ALEX.  B.  GREER, 

Easley,  South  Carolina. 

PVT.  PATRICK  T.  McINENNEY, 

819  Altgold  St.,  Chicago,  Illinois. 
PVT.  JOSEPH  C.  R.  SPITLER, 
Coming,  California. 

PVT.  CHARLES  E.  DAVIS, 

10  West   115th   St.,   New   York  City 
N.  Y. 

PVT.  ALVIN  R.  FEGER, 
Snohomish,  Washington. 

PVT.  ANGELO  SOTO, 
Salinas,  California. 

PVT.  LUKE  A.  BERRY, 
20    E.    Sisson    Court,    Bayonne, 
Jersey. 


TRANSFERRED  {Continued) 

PVT.  CYRIL  SPINDLER, 

821  4th  St.,  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin, 
PVT.  BAYARD  A.  HOOPES, 

New  Castle,  Delaware. 
PVT.  EMILE  LERNO, 

P.  O.  Box  284,  Fresno,  California. 
PVT.  NOAH  WADE, 

Reichert,  Oklahoma. 
PVT.  LOWELL  S.  CRAFTS. 

Bishop,  California. 
SGT.  GLEN  W.  TRINDAL, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Eau  Claire,  Wisconsin. 
SGT.  ALFRED  V.  RAUSCH, 

25  S.  Eldorado  Street,  Stockton,  Calif. 
PVT.  STEPHEN  W.  ATHERTON, 

2124    California    St.,    San    Francisco, 
Calif. 
PVT.  GEORGE  V.  CARLISLE, 

1 74 1  Crenshaw  Boulevard,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal. 
PVT.  ROBERT  A.  DUNCAN, 

375    Le.xington    Ave.,    San    Francisco, 
Calif. 
PVT.  ADAM  BLOSSE, 

Newman,  Illinois. 
PVT.  JOSEPH  A.  DEMERS. 
PVT.  ARNOLD  FRIED. 
PVT.  EDDIE  L.  CORNUTT, 

Arkadelphia,  Arkansas. 
PVT.  WILLIAM  DAHLENBERG, 

Stoughton  St.,  Urbana,  Illinois. 


New 


DISCHARGED 


GPL.  HARRY  P.  HENDERSON, 

Cochran,  Indiana. 
PVT.  CHARLES  CRISFIELD, 

Battle  Creek,  Michigan. 
PVT.  CLIFFORD  T.  ALFORD, 

874  Pizmo  St.,  San  Luis  Obispo,  Calif. 
PVT.  ANDERSON  B.  YORK, 

Garrison,  Kentucky. 
PVT.  FRANK  LEMANSKI, 

Menominee,  Michigan. 
PVT.  ISAAC  E.  SARKELA, 

Siikajoki,  Oulunlani,  Finland. 
CPL.  GEORGE  L.  SPROUL, 

22    E.    Yanonilli   St.,    Santa    Barbara, 
Calif. 
PVT.  JAN  SCHAAFSMA, 

Czaar  Peterstraat,  Zaandam,  Holland. 
PVT.  ALBERT  W.  ASK, 

Astoria,  Oregon. 


PVT.  CARL  R.  BENGTSSON, 

Wyoxtolp,  Sweden. 
PVT.  FRANZ  A.  L.  MATTSON, 
415    Buchanan     St.,    San    Francisco, 
Calif. 

PVT.  PAUL  C.  L.  HELN, 

Freewater,  Oregon. 
PVT.  CHARLES  E.  COLVIN, 

419  E.  I2th  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
PVT.  SALVADOR  PIAZZA, 

179  Bank  St..  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
PVT.  JAMES  MONROE, 

148  Forrest  St.,  Atlanta,  Georgia. 
PVT.  CARL  W.  SARAJARVI, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  I,  Astoria,  Oregon. 
CPL.  PAUL  E.  SPEER, 

4221  Montgomery  St..  Oakland,  Calif. 
PVT.  GEORGE  W.  NEABEACK, 

The  Dalles,  Oregon. 


Company  **A"  317 

DISCHARGED   {Continued) 

CPL,  JOHN  C.  GREEN,  BUG.  GIU.SEPPE  ASPESI, 

Oskaloosa  Iowa.  39  Carr  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

PVT.  JOHN  A.  IWINSKI.  pvT.  MATTEO  BELLUOMINI, 

CPL.  HARRY  M.  STROUP,  R.  P.  D.  No.  i,  Box  74,  Healdsburg, 

Baltimore,  IMaryland.  Calif. 

FURLOUGHED  TO  THE  REGULAR  ARMY  RESERVE 

PVT.  ABRAHAM  ROSENTHAL,  CPL.  STEPHEN  CSUKAS, 

2421  South  Franklin  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.      1920  University  Ave.,  Berkeley,  Calif. 


Company  "B" 


CAPTAINS 

PENDERGRAST,  GRADY  H.,  SHAW,  JOHN  C, 

U.  S.  Army.  U.  S.  Army. 

FIRST  LIEUTENANTS 

LEARD,  FRANK  J.,  TROLINGER,  WILLIAM  P., 

2430  B.  St.,  San  Diego,  Calif.  Washington,  D.  C. 

POWELL,  RALPH  E.,  SLAUGHTER,  R.  N., 

Los  Angeles,  Calif.  U.  S.  Army. 

SECOND  LIEUTENANTS 

STRONG,  WILLIAM  P.,  HAMPTON,  WALTER  M. 

Baltimore,  Md.  Ogden,  Utah. 

FIRST   SERGEANT 

MADDEN,  JONATHAN,  Evarts,  Kentucky. 

SUPPLY  SERGEANT 

GILL,  WALTER  A.,  Heyburn,  Idaho. 

MESS  SERGEANT 
HARRINGTON,  CARL,  2733  California  Street,  San  Francisco,  California. 

DUTY  SERGEANTS 

HULBE,  HENRY  W.,  WHITE,  FRANK, 

McNears,  California.  126  Oliver  and  Yonkers  Avenue,  Yon- 

BUSCH,  WILLIAM,  kers,  N.  Y. 

Prairieton,  Indiana.  PHELAN,  FLOYD, 

DAVIS,  ASA  G.,  Edwards,  Missouri. 

56  Broadway  Avenue  San  Jos^,  Cali-      sUTTON  CURTIS  I 

r-/-^T  T  Tx'c   T7r)-cT->  T  c/°   Foley  Amusement   Co.,   Oakland, 

UULibiiNb,  rKh/JJ  L.,  Calif 

Juneau  Avenue,  Milwaukee  Wis. 

GEORGE,  CLARENCE  H.,  CHASE,  ROBERT  C, 

Santa  Ana,  California.  R-  F-  D.  No.  4,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

WARD,  CLIFFORD  F.,  LeVALLEY,  ARTHUR  J., 

East  Church  Street,  Salesburg,  Mary-  320     Haight     Street,     San     Francisco, 

land.  Calif. 

318 


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Company  "B 


319 


CORPORALS 


LANGSTAFF,  CLIFFORD  A., 

Fresno,  California. 
BRUSSO,  GEORGE  A., 

122  High  Street,  New  Britian,  Conn. 

PARKER,  HARRY  J., 

325  Sutter  Street,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

COUSINS,  HAROLD  A., 

885  N.  Winter  Street,  Salem,  Oregon. 

MORSE,  ELBRIDGE  G., 
Ocean  Side,  California. 

HASELTON,  EMERY, 

1902  Poe  Street,  Sacramento,  Calif. 

DAHLGREN.  ALBIX  G., 

Bessemer,  Michigan. 

AMOS,  HERMAN, 

866  E.  Hoyt  Street,  Portland,  Oregon. 

ABRAMS,  JAMES  S., 
Superior,  Arizona. 

KING,  WALTER  S., 
Lick  Falls,  Kentucky, 

PEPA,  FRED, 

244  E.  28th  Street    Los  Angeles  Cali- 
fornia. 


McLEAN,  LOUIS  N., 

Crow  Agency,  Montana. 
ALEXANDER,  RAY  F., 

381  N.  26th  Street,  Portland,  Oregon, 
YOUNG,  HARRY  R., 

2521    Peralta  Avenue,  Oakland,   Cali- 
fornia. 
McTIMMONDS,  EARL  L., 

Star  Route  No.  2,  Lebanon,  Oregon. 
GAINES,  FRANK  R., 

40     East     Broadway     Street,     Butte, 
Montana. 
HARDER,  FRANK  G., 

590  East  1 8th  Street,  Portland,  Oregon. 
SIMS,  LOUIS  S., 

Jotebo,  Okla. 
MONTGOMERY,  GEORGE, 

Marshfield.  Oregon. 
SHEEHAN,  FRANK  J., 

Harney  County,  Burns,  Oregon. 
CUNNINGHAM,  R.  F., 

R.  F.  D.;  Hartline,  Washington. 
JACKSON,  MOSES  S., 

211  1st  Street,  Raymond,  Washington. 


MECHANICS 

KUHN,  WILLARD  E.,  McCULLAH,  WILLIAM  E., 

1412  Maple  Avenue,  Zanesville,  Ohio.  Greenville,  111. 

COOKS 

BUSWELL,  WILLIAM  H.,  HACINSKI,  BEN, 

R.  R.  No.  2,  Chico,  California.  962  Alva  Street,  Portland,  Oregon. 

GOODWIN,  ROBERT,  SHUEY,  FRED, 

Company  "B,"  63rd  Infantr>',  U.  S.  A.        Mayetta,  Kansas 

BUGLERS 

REDUILH,  JULES  A.,  STANTON,  ROBERT  T., 

818  Pacific  vStreet,  San  Francisco,  Calif.        Pocahontas,  Tenn. 


PRIVATES— FIRST  CLASS 


BORDENAVE,  JEAN, 

511      19th     Avenue,     San     Francisco, 
California. 
CRISTANI.  PEDRO, 

Bishop,  Inyo  County,  California. 
DAVIS,  ROSCOET., 

Derby,  Oregon. 
DEWEY,  BILLIE, 

Crescent  City,  California. 


DUSSLER,  CHARLEY, 

1517  8th  Street,  Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y. 

FIGONE,  TONI  S., 

1302  9th  St.,  Alameda,  Cahfornia. 

GALBRAITH,  KING  L., 

395  Jessop  Street,  Portland,  Oregon. 

GOODRICK,  JAMES  J., 
Wilson,  Wyoming. 


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PRIVATES— FIRST 

HEXDRIXON,  ROY, 

2037     W.     Superior    Street,    Chicago, 

JEFFERS,  SHERMAN, 

4th  and  High  Streets,  Eugene,  Oregon, 
JEFFERIES,  LIGE  AL, 

Company    "B,"   63rd    Infantry,  U.  S. 
Army. 

JOHNSTON,  M.  J., 

1615  5th  Street,  San  Diego,  California. 
JONES,  INIGO, 

Richfield,  California. 
KNOLL,  ABRAHAM, 

302  Wayne  Avenue,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
LARKIN,  LLOYD, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  4,  Salem,  Oregon. 
LASSERE,  VICTOR, 

727    S.    nth   Street,    San  Jos^,    Cali- 
fornia. 
LAWSON,  WILLIAM, 

Appleby,  Texas. 
LINTON,  ANDREW, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Bo.x  45,  Shelton  Wash- 
ington. 

McINTYRE,  DWIGHT  M., 

Colton,  Cal. 
McKINNEY,  DANIELS  H., 

Ponder,  Texas. 
MERRITT,  ROY  I., 

Sheridan,  Ore. 
MOORE,  C.  A., 

Route  A,  Box  29,  Orville,  Cal. 
MORELAND,  THOMAS, 

Co.  "B"  63rd  Inf.,  U.  S.  A. 
MYERS,  EDWARD  C, 

1 188  Alabam'a  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


CLASS  (Continued) 

NERUTCHAS,  GEORGE, 

Gen.  Del.,  Winnemucca,  Nevada. 
ORBEK.JOHNH., 

Roland  St.,  Edgerton,  Wisconsin. 
PARKER,  H.  O., 

Athena,  Oregon. 
PEARSON,  JOHN, 

Wellston.  Okla. 

PETERSON,  E.  F., 

Sheridan,  Oregon. 

PLASKETT,  J.  H., 
King  City,  Cal. 

RASPBERRY,  LEvSLIE  C, 
Angels  Camp,  Cal. 

RAY,  ROBERT, 

Palmdale,  Cal. 
RUCCIO,  FRANK, 

753  Orizaba  Ave.,  Madison,  Pa. 
RUSSELL,  HUGH  H., 

Long  Beach,  Cal. 

SELVERA,  GEULHEME  R., 
25  Oak  Grove,  San  Franisco,  Cal. 

TOM,  ABRAHAM, 
Grand  Round,  Oregon. 

TONOLE,  JOE, 

Liberty  St.,  Lodi,  N.  J. 

VIEGA,  MANUEL  C, 
Sant^  Cruz,  Cal. 

WALTZ,  HERMAN  N., 
St.  Paul,  Oregon. 

WRISLEY,  ELMER  G., 

Astaubula,  Ohio. 

YBARRA,  LUIS  B., 
Santa  Margarita,  Cal. 


PRIVATES 


ANDERSON,  JULIUS, 

878  W.  28th  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 

ASHFIELD,  JESSIE  W., 
Enumclaw,  Wash. 

BAKER,  LOUIS, 

144  S.  Central  Ave.,  c/o  W.  M.  Norman, 
Aledford,  Oregon. 
BELL,  DAVID  A., 

Athena,  Ore. 

BERMUDEZ,  DIEGO  N., 

543  Lagona  St.,  Santa  Barbara,  Cal. 

BRADLEY,  LOUIS  H., 
Memphis  Tenn. 


BROUGHTON,  JAMES  E., 

409  Columbus  Ave.,  Jackson,  Mich. 

BULL,  VERNON  T., 

Patapsco,  Md. 

CARLING,  HJAMER  B., 
El  Cerito,  Cal. 

CARRICO,  GEORGE  E., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  I,  Warrenton,  Mo. 

COSTELLO,  JOHNT., 

1030  Highland  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 

D'ANNA,  SAMUEL, 
408  E.  BlufT  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 


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Company  **B 


321 


PRIVATES— 

DUPRAT,  LOUIS, 

Pendleton,  Ore. 
DURKIN,  MILTIN  E., 

2619  Folsom  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
DYKE,  HENRY  A., 

10  Burnett  St.,  New^ark,  N.  J. 
FAGERSTROM,  NILES  O., 

443  Niagara  Ave.,  Astoria,  Ore. 
GRAHAM,  ALBERT  W., 

Paradise,  Ore. 
GRANSTROM,  ALBIN, 

North  Bend,  Ore. 
GRANT,  JAMES, 

R.  F.  D.  Box  29,  Valverda,  Cal. 

GUMMERMAN,  MAX, 
Enterprise,  Ore. 

HARP,  JESSIE, 
Holdman,  Oreg. 

HARRIS,  EPHRIAM, 
Gen.  Del.,  Hinkley,  Cal. 

HUPFIELD,  GILBERT, 
Altadena,  Cal. 

JENKINS,  CHARLES  R., 

Gloucester,  N.  J. 

JOHNSON,  CHARLES  A., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  I,  Macleay,  Ore. 
KIMMERLE,  FRD.  G., 

Co.  "B"  63rd  Inf.,  U.  S.  Army. 

KINK,  FRANK  G., 
307  Seamel  St.,  Marietta,  O. 

KIRBACH,  MORRIS  W., 
539  Ohio  St.,  Vallejo,  Cal. 

KOHLMORGAN,  LOUIS, 

204  Washington  St.,  Portland  Ore. 

KRANER,  CHARLES  E., 

285  Wrexham  Ave.,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

LANE,  CHARLES  J., 

241  8th  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

LEONARD,  HARRY, 

206  Stiner  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
LUCK,  WM.  L., 

No.  I  East  30th  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 

LUKOSICK,  JOHN, 

Lansing,  Mich. 

MAAS,  HENRY  C, 
Tangent,  Oreg. 

MADRID,  SOLOMON, 
Old  Albuquerque,  N.  Mex. 

MAKINSTER,  CHARLES, 
Tillamook,  Ore. 


{Continued) 

MALLONI,  JOHN, 

Marburg  Avenue,  Hyde  Park,  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio. 
MANIATIS,  CHARLES, 

1800  S.  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 
MANZULLI,  GIUSEPPE, 

Pilot  Rock,  Oregon. 
MATTSON,  DAVID  A., 

435  E.  45th  Street,  Portland,  Oregon. 
MAZZINI,  JOE  E., 

25    Taylor    Street,    San    Rafael,    Cali- 
fornia. 
McKEE,  CARL, 

Lake  County,  Plush,  Oregon. 
MISELMAN,  SAM, 

1 123  S.  Troy  St.,  Chicago,  III. 
MOORE,  C.  L., 

General  Delivery,  Senora,  California. 
OLSON,  ROY, 

Mendo  County,  Willits,  California, 
PETERSON,  G.  H., 

Bagby,  California. 
PHILLIPS,  WILLIAM, 

Sullivan  County,  Harr,  Tenn. 
POTRZEBSKI,  IGNACY, 

1424  Cleaver,  Street,  Chicago,  111. 
RADMACHER,  EDWIN  H., 

728  Pacific  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 
RIORDAN,  JAMES  M., 

Iselton,     Sacramento     County,     Cali- 
fornia. 
ROBBERDING,  JOHN  H., 

Co.  "B"  63rd  Infantry,  U.  S.  Army. 
ROBERTS,  HORACE  M., 

Route  3,  Box  21,  Silverton,  Oregon. 
ROBSON,  GLENN  A., 

83  East  i6th  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 
RUMPAKIS,  GEORGE, 

Raineer,  Oregon. 
SAVAGE,  JOHN, 

Lake  View,  Lake  County,  Oregon. 
SEPULVEDA,  JOHN  B., 

171    N.    8th    Street,    San    Jos6,    Cali- 
fornia. 
SILER,  THOMAS  W., 

Tonkawa,  Okla. 

SMART,  ANDREW  C, 

411  Montgomery  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 

SWAIN,  WM., 
Folsom,  California. 

TAYLOR,  WILLIAM  H., 

Alsea,  Vinten  County,  Oregon. 


322  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


PRIVATES  {Continued) 


TELLO,  JOHNG., 

i486  5th  Street,  Oakland,  California. 

TOCCALINI  GIOVANNI, 
San  Deria,  Vigavia,  Italy. 

TULLY,  THOMAS  J., 

122K    E..    49th    Street,    Los    Angeles, 
Calif. 


WALTON,  CLAUDE, 

Izel,  Oregon. 
WHIPPLE,  HOMER  L., 

Co.  "B"  63rd  Infantry,  U.  S.  Army. 
WILLIAMS,  JOE, 

60  Fait  Avenue,  Los  Gatos,  Calif. 
WITZEL,  HOWARD  E., 

R.  F.  D.  39,  Box  I,  Harmony,  Penn. 


MEN  LOST  FROM  THIS  COMPANY  THROUGH  DIS- 
CHARGE, TRANSFER,  ETC. 


STILES  HUGH  W. 

Pomona,  California. 
HODGES,  JOHN, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  I,  Oroville,  Oregon. 
HOER,  GEORGE  H., 

427  East  Avenue,  Perth  Amboy,  N.  J. 
HARMON,  BERTIE  F., 

Grant's  Pass,  Oregon. 
VACHTER,  MARTIN,  Jr., 

Gerv-ais,  Oregon. 
NEATHAMER,  JOHN  J., 

Rogue  River,  Oregon. 
CERULLI,  JOSEPH, 

P.  O.  Box  140,  Fort  Lee,  N.  J. 
WONG,  FONG, 

900  Stockton  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
TONEY,  PHILLIP  H., 

Lodi,  California. 
CURTIS,  NEAL, 

Moroni,  Sanpete  County,  Utah. 
ROHNER,  JAMES  R., 

Baker,  Oregon. 
REYNOLDS,  ROY, 

19  Oak  and  7th  Streets,  Tamarack  Lo- 
cation, Calumet,  Mich. 
WHITE,  OLIVER  G., 

Buell,  Oregon. 
HEWETT,  RAYMOND  H., 

60  Bedford  Street,  Cumberland,  Mary- 
land. 


RASMUSSEN,  EDWARD  J., 

1458  Newcastle  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 

MILBURN,  THOMAS, 

Mariposa,  California. 

SMITH,  FOREST  W., 
Monrovia,  California. 

McCOY,  LUTHER  V., 

Livingston,  Wis. 

VATH,  JOSEPH  v., 

653  9th  Avenue   New  York,  N.  Y.. 
DOUGAN,  ELMER, 

3125  Divisadero  Street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 

KLINE,  HENRY  A., 

504    N.    Florence    Street,    Springfield, 
Cal. 

OLIVER,  W.  W., 

American  Falls,  Idaho. 

BARRON,  A.  J., 

523  Machet  Avenue,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

ELLIGET,  RUSSELL  A., 
Corcoran,  California. 

MARTIN,  J.  F., 

1 154  "I"  Street,  Fresno,  California. 

YOUNG,  OSCAR  M. 
Pendleton,  Oregon. 

ELDRIGE,  GEORGE  W., 

617  Campbell  Street,  Nashville,  Tenn. 


Company   "C" 


BENDEL,  C.  STOCKMAR 
BANKHEAD,  HENRY  M. 


CAPTAINS 


HARRISON,  JOHN  H. 
McMURRAY,  THOMAS  L. 


THEODORE  L.  WESSELS 
EUGENE  E.  PRATT 
PAUL  F.  KEYSER 
HAYS  MATSON 


FIRST  LIEUTENANTS 

FREDERICK  C.  PHELPS 
ALBERT  C.  NEWELL 
CHESTER  A.  FEE 
MARTIN  MILLER 

SAMUEL  W.  STEVENS 


TULLEY,  EDGAR  J. 


SECOND  LIEUTENANTS 

TURNER,  HAROLD  L. 
BARNARD,  JUSTINE.. 


KEENAN,  FRANK  J. 
REED,  BERT. 


FIRST   SERGEANTS 

PETERS,  HENRY  J. 
YOCUM,  HOWARD  I. 

219^4  Harrison  St.,  Zanesville,  Ohio. 


HUTCHISON,  WILLIAM  R. 


SUPPLY  SERGEANTS 


KITTLESON,  ALFRED, 
Manvel.  N.  D. 


MESS  SERGEANT 
HUGHES,  GEO.  P.,  Curtis  Bay,  Md. 


SERGEANTS 


WHITE,  JOHNS., 

U.  S.  Army. 
RYAN,  JOSEPH. 
McCARVILLE,  JOHN 
CARR,  JOSEPH 
HIGGINS,  JAMES  J. 


MARSHALL,  DEWEY 
HILL,  LYMAN  W. 
SCHWAB,  FRED, 

1369  Yale  Ave.,  Canton,  Ohio. 
LIPSEY,  THEO. 
HACKER,  JOHN. 


323 


324  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


TOMECHKO,  JOHN  M. 
MILLER,  HARRY  C, 
Brooklyn,  Wis. 

AIcKENDRICK,  JAMES. 

SWENSON,  LEANORD, 
Bonilla,  vS.  Dak. 

XORREGARD,  PETER  P. 
Elv,  Nev. 


SERGEANTS  (Continued) 

MATTHEWS,  ABE, 

405  Grand  St.,  N.Y. 
SCHAUB,  GROVER  C. 

1 134   N.  Jefferson  Ave.,  Indianapolis, 
Ind. 
PERKINS,  JAMES, 

Harpin,  Mont. 
COLLINS,  HUBERT  R., 

141  Pleasant  St.,  Hinton,  W.  Va. 
THOMPSON,  WILLIAM  W. 


CORPORALS 


WALKER,  FELIX  J. 
ROGERS,  VERN. 
DARCE,  WESLEY  R. 
SCHMERFELD,  CHRISTOPHER. 
CHROMEY,  EDWARD. 
FARRIS,  HOMER  D. 
BENACK,  HOMER. 
McCLUxNG,  ARGO. 

Delay,  william. 
parmer,  joe. 
cypher,  william  l. 

SMITH,  SEYxMOUR  J., 

HARGRAVE,  NEALE., 
Route  No.  5,  Dike,  Te.x. 

PARENT,  ALBERT  J. 

KELLEY,  ROBERT  M. 

WENDT,  FRED. 

FARRELL,  DENNIS  M., 

NIRVA,  JOHN  W., 

122  E.  Pine  St.,  Ironwood,  Mich. 

BURGH,  EDWARD  J., 

3215  W.  1 8th  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

COPPIN,  GEO. 

WILSON,  JOHN  j;, 
Pelham,  Ga. 

GLEASON,  WILLIAM  J., 
Elkader,  Iowa. 

KOKOTOVICH,  MIKE, 

X383  Minna  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

MEYER,  CHAS. 

ULRICH,  FRANK. 

REBENSTORF,  OTTO  H. 
835  Oak  St.,  Elgin,  111. 


ROBERTS.  EDWARD  A. 

STRIGHT,  CYRIL  L., 

3730  Sacramento  St.,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 

MARTIN,  FRAxNKC, 

532  Dale  Ave.,  Roanoke,  Va. 

HUROWITZ,  JACK, 

New  York  City. 

SMALE,  VINCENT  M., 
2610  E  St.,  San  Diego,  Cal. 

WALK, ERNEST 

PETERS,  CHAS.  F., 

757  Capp  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

BAXTER,  PIERCE  H., 

41 1 >^  Crawford  Ave.,  Augusta,  Ga. 

RAY,  ALBERT  S., 

ERM,  JOHN  D., 

118  Tamarack  St.,  Ironwood  Mich. 

LOZINTO,  JOSEPH  R., 
Geyserville,  Cal. 

MORRISON,  ROY  E., 

155  W.  31st  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

McKINNISS,  ROBERT  R., 

1 148  East  Center  St.,  Marion,  Ohio. 

AUSBROOKS,  JOHN  B. 

HUGHES,  WALTER  D., 

1641  Lombard  St.,  San  Francisco  Cal. 

FALLIS,  ARTHUR  T., 

514  S.  Praid  St.   Muncie,  Ind. 

HUGHES,  FRANCIS  W., 
Oakland,  Cal. 

HASTINGS,  SAM. 

RECORDS,  WILSON  K. 

KEEGAN,  THOS.  E. 

HALE,  KINGSLEY. 


Company  ''C" 


^25 


COOKS 


ARMSTRONG,  ALTON  T. 
BURKE,  JOHN  W., 
Santa  Rosa,  Cal, 


DUBSKY,  SIEGFRIED, 
562  Grand  Ave.,  Chicaj3;o    111. 

PONG,  JEUNG  C. 
Menio  Park,  Cal. 


MECHANICS 


JONES,  GEO.  P.  R., 

3834  West  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 
PATKINS,  FRANK, 

Waterbur}^,  Conn. 


HORTON,  CHARLES  C, 
Santa  Clara,  Cal. 


SAMUELS,  HARLAN  A. 
Eureka,  Cal. 
VASSUER,  C.  L., 
Palma,  Kentucky. 


BUGLERS 


SHOEMAKER,  WILSON, 
Covington   Ind. 


PRIVATES 

ALVES,  WILLIAM  M., 

Oakland,  Cal. 
ASMUSSEN;  EJNAR  T. 
BALDWIN,  HAROLD  M., 

Wailuku,  Maui,  T.  H. 
BALDWIN,  HERBERT  D., 

Wailuku,  Maui,  T.  H. 
BALES,  WILLIAM  H., 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 
BATES,  RALPH. 
BENSON,  CHARLES  J. 
BENSON,  O.  J. 

55  Marengo  Park,  Springfield,  Mass. 
BROWN,  EDWARD  A. 
BUTLER,  HORACE  W. 
CALLISON,  ELMER. 
CATCHING,  JOEL  P., 

Auburn,  Cal. 
CLIFTON,  ALEX.  C. 
COLE,  JOSEPH. 
DICKENSON,  RAYMOND  C. 
DYKES,  TONY  R. 
EMERZIAN,  GRANT, 

Parlier,  Cal. 
FEGO,  PETER, 

146  East  129th  St.,  New  York  City, 
N.  Y. 
FELT,  FRED  W., 

Anaconda,  Mont. 
GARCIA,  PONSIANO. 
GRUND.  ERVIN  J. 
HARI,EMIL, 

167  East  40th  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 


—FIRST  CLASS 

HARRISON  AUBREY  H., 

Querrado,  N.  Mex. 
HOFFMAN,  JACOB. 
HUMISTON,  P.  G., 

619  South  4th  St.,  Aurora,  111. 
HUNISTON,  ARTHUR  D., 

619  South  4th  St.,  Aurora,  111. 
JOHAM,  PETER. 
KELLEY,  FREDERICK, 

3125  Webster  St.,  Oakland  Cal. 
KEMNER,  WILLIAM. 
KIRCHEN,  CHARLES  J. 
KOHLER,  CHARLES. 
KOSINSKI,  NICK. 
KOSKEY,  F.  O. 
LAFF,  CHRISTIE  E. 
LESS,  IRVING. 
LESTER,  WILLIAM  P., 

339  San  ]os6  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
LUBALSKY,  JULIUS  S. 
MADDEN,  LAWRENCE. 

MARTIN,  EDGAR  C, 
Cottonwood,  Cal. 

Mcdonald,  clyde  p., 

HoUister,  Cal. 
McVEY,  WILLIAM  C. 

MEIS,  CHARLES, 
El  Centro,  Cal. 

MONGA,  JOSEPH, 
Kennett,  Cal. 

MYERS,  JOHNS. 

NICHOLS,  JAMES  B. 


3^6  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


PRIVATES— FIRST 

NIX,  THOMAS  R., 
El  Centre,  Cal. 

OHENKOWSKI,  ALEXANDER, 

Amsterdam,  N.  Y. 

PEREZ,  FRANK, 

Sacramento,  Cal. 
RAPPA,  JOE. 
RYSER,  JOHN. 
SCHAFFER,  MAHLON  K. 
SCHMALSLE,  EDWARD, 

Miles  City,  Mont. 
SERF,  JOHN. 
SHARP,  JOSEPH  L. 

SPAGNOLETTI,  COSIMO, 

Bessmer,  Mich. 
SPINNER,  SYLVESTER. 
SMITH,  JAY  E., 

122 1     McCadden     Place,     Hollywood, 
Cal. 

STENSON,  ALEXANDER  D., 


CLASS  {Continued) 

STRACHAN,  WILLIAM  A., 

1331  Dolores  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
THEIL,  EDWARD  W. 
TOBENAS,  EUGENIC. 
TRONSON,  CLAUS, 

Clenham,  S.  D. 
TRUDEAU,  HAROLD  R. 
VAUGHAN,  HARRY  H. 
VEJAR,  LORANDO, 

Pomona,  Cal. 
WALKER,  JAMES  H., 

Oroville,  Cal. 
WEBER,  EARL  M. 
WEISSBERGER,  HERBERT  P., 

188  St.  Nichols  Ave,  New  York 

City,  N.  Y. 
WHITMAN,  FLOY  E. 
WRIGHT,  GEORGE  F. 
ZEMA,  HENRY, 

Fresno,  Cal. 


PRIVATES 


ALTHEIMER,  JEROME  E. 
BARBIS,  ANDREW. 
BARKER,  GLENN  A. 
BARRY,  HARRY  J. 
BARRY,  JOHN. 
BELLINI,  GIAVANAI. 
BERTOLOTTI,  ATTILIO. 
BIGGI,  STEVE. 
BOYLE,  JOSEPH  R. 

BRADFORD,  ALBERT  E., 

Orosi,  Cal. 
BURNS,  RAYMOND  L. 
CAPEN,  EDWARD  A. 
CARPIGNANO,  CIROLAMO. 
CASSAT,  CHARLES  P. 
CAVE,  HARRY  A., 

Eureka,  Cal. 
CERVETTO,  ANDREW. 
CETKOVICH.  NICKOLO. 
CHIAMEXTO,  EUGENIO. 
COHEN,  SOLOMAN. 
CORAL,  ABRAHAM. 
COX,  CHARLES  E. 
DAHL,  ANDREW. 
DARLING,  DAVID. 
DENNISON,  HERBERT. 


DONAHEY,  JAMES. 
DONAHUE,  ANDREW. 
DELLAROCCA,  JOSEPH. 
EBERHARD,  WALTER  C. 
EICHEL,  FLOYD  L. 
FARRON,  PAUL. 
FAUSTINO,  RAZZI  D. 
FERNANDEZ,  GEORGE  L., 

140  Fair  Oak  St.,  San  Francisco,  CaL 
FEUM,  CHEUNG. 
FEY,  IRVIN  T. 
FITZPATRICK,  DAN. 
FONTANO,  MICHELE. 
FOOK,  JUNG. 
GAiMBETTI,  VICTOR. 
GARRLSON,  HOLLIE. 
GIAVARRAS,  GUST. 
GIBSON,  CLARENCE  L. 
GROSSMAN,  PAUL. 
GWEE,  GEE  Y. 
HALL,  GORDON. 
HAMILL,  CHARLES  H. 
HAND,  FRANK  L. 
HARRIS,  WILLIAM  E. 
HARTJE,  RICHARD  J. 
HASKELL.  FRED  G. 


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Company  ''C 


327 


HAUGHTON,  LEWIS  F. 
HEAGNEY,  MICHAEL. 
HEIM,  LOWELL  M. 
HENSHALL,  HENRY. 
HOMOLKA,  FRANK. 
KAYMEYER,  CONRAD  L. 
LAMB,  PARKE  B. 
LANGFORD,  ALFRED. 
LEONARD,  EDWARD. 
LINSKEY,  HARRY  H. 
LORD,  BRUCE  C, 

Edon,  Ohio. 
McCARTY,  NORRIS. 

McLaughlin,  frank  p. 
mahu,  james, 
maloney,  bertram, 
mangos,  harris. 
martens,  hans, 
mews,  kurt. 
minamonto,  kiichi. 
mitchell,  taylor, 
morosco,  samuel  v. 
murphy,  john  j. 
murphy,  william  w. 
nama,  sinjh. 
orth,  joseph, 
peloquin,  roland. 


PRIVATES— ( Coflf/xiuet/ ) 

PAPASOTERIOU,  JOHN  S. 
PAULOS,  GUST. 
POMA,  ANSELMO. 
PYLAND,  VADIE. 
RESCH,  STEPHEN. 
RINEHOLD,  WALTER  D. 
RIVERS,  FRANK  A. 
ROBLES,  ANDREW. 
ROBSON,  HOMER. 
ROSSOTTI,  STEPHANO. 
RUDINICA  ,  MIHO  P. 
SEVERT,  THERON  C. 
SHELTON, ALBERT. 
THURSTON,  MEREDITH. 
TOMOVICH,  SAM  R. 
TRIANTAFELLOW,  MIKE. 
TRIETMAN,  DAVID. 
WALLING,  ROY. 
WALSH,  WALTER. 
WEED,  NELSON  D. 
WESTGATE,  HARRY  C. 
WETTLESON,  OLEY. 
WILMOT,  CHARLES. 
WILSMAN,  CARL  J. 
WOLFE,  ALBERT  A. 
WONG,  FAY. 
ZAGORC,  FRANK. 


Company   "  D 


LATHROP,  LESLIE  T. 
Hugo,  Minn. 


PECK,  CLARENCE  R. 

Seattle,  Wash. 
O'NEIL,  CLARENCE, 
Baltimore,  Aid. 


KEHOE,  JAMESA., 
Maysville,  Ky. 


CAPTAINS 

STEVENS,  CHARLES  N. 

FIRST  LIEUTENANTS 

MORTON,  WILLIAM, 
Frederick,  Md. 

CLARK,  EDWARD  H., 
San  Francisco,  Calif. 

SECOND  LIEUTENANTS 

FARLEY,  JOHN  H., 
Lowell,  Mass. 
SHRIVER,  ZANY. 


FIRST  SERGEANT 

SCHARTAU,  HERMAN  H.,  Junction  City,  Kan. 

MESS  SERGEANT 
FUHRKEN,  EDWARD  J.,  Washington,  Kan. 

SUPPLY  SERGEANT 
ABARRATEGUI,  DOMINGO,  Vale,  Ore. 


MORGAN,  PATRICK  J., 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 
HANNER,  PIARRY  L., 

Cross  Forks,  Pa. 
STONIS,  STANLEY, 

Chicago,  Illinois. 
HOWARD,  JOHN, 

U.  S.  Army. 
POYTHRESS,  HARRY  A., 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

BARNETT, 


SERGEANTS 

DONAHUE,  lAMES  M. 

Coal  Dale,  Pa. 
CAMPBELL,  ALEXANDER  C, 

Amatilla,  Oregon. 
ANDERSON,  GEORGE  E., 

Westfield,  New  Jersey. 
MINNEY,  ROY  T., 

McGregor,  Iowa. 
WADSWORTH,  JOSEPH, 

Kalispell,  Montana. 
JAMESA.,     Fresno,  Calif. 
328 


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Company  ''D 


329 


CORPORALS 


LOCKRIDGE,  CLARENCE  C. 

Loveland,  Colo. 
BENT,  CRAWFORD  H., 

Los  Angeles,  Calif.  ^ 

KOVACAVICH,  TONNE, 

Bessemer,  Michigan. 
SCOVEL,  EUGENE, 

New  York  City,  N.  Y. 
CUNNINGHAM,  FELIX  A., 

Morgan  Hill,  Calif. 
FOXEN,  ALEX.  G., 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
HALL,  WILLIAM, 

Avoca,  Kentucky. 
HEADLEY,  JAMES  C, 

Kingman,  Ariz. 
MARTIN,  ADOLPH, 

Banning,  Calif. 
PARSON,  JAMES, 

Olive  Hall,  Kentucky, 
WILDER,  HENRY, 

Palo  Alto,  Calif. 
DALE,  ALEXANDER, 

U.  S.  Army. 
WILLIAMS,  LESLIE  M., 

Bell,  Calif. 
LANGDON,  JAMESL, 

Grass  Valley,  Calif. 


SANDGREN,  DAVE  A., 

Hoquiam,  Washington. 
ELMORE,  ROY  C, 

Detroit,  Michigan. 
CHUTNICUT,  MARIANO, 

Escondido,  Calif. 
GARLAND,  WILLIAM  D., 

Spokane,  Washington. 
SIERASKI,  JOHN, 

Hurley,  Wisconsin. 
PITNER,  HENRY, 

Chicago,  Illinois. 
ALEXAKIS,  GUST  G., 

Santa  Paula,  Calif. 
DOWNING,  ALVA, 

Dinuba,  Calif, 
GORDON,  ABRAHAM, 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
POHLE,  ELMER  B., 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
BUCKLEY,  JERMIAH  F., 

Pittsburg,  Calif. 
JENSEN,  CHRISTEN, 

Meridan,  Idaho. 
JOHNSON,  ALEX.  S., 

Long  Beach,  Calif. 
BROWN,  ASA  L., 

Wendel,  Calif 


PILGRIM,  WILLIAM  B., 
San  Francisco,  Calif. 

PRICHARD,  WILLIAM, 
Sacramento,  Calif. 


COOKS 


WEBBER,  JOSEPH, 

Sacramento,  California. 
TAKENOUCHI,  SIN  CHI, 
Yuma,  Arizona. 


HALL,  HARRY, 

Glasgow,  Montana. 
HERMAN,  ULYSSES  S., 
Walla  Walla,  Washington. 


MECHANICS 


LINNAMAN,  LEO  R., 
San  Francisco,  Calif. 

RIORDAN,  HARRY  P. 
Chicago,  Illinois. 


BUGLERS 


ECHEVERRIA,  JOSE, 
Ybay,  Florida. 


WARRICK,  ROY  C, 
El  Paso,  Illinois. 


PRIVATES— FIRST  CLASS 


ANDERSON,  CHESTER  H., 

Gerome,  Arizona. 
BARTEL,  STANLEY, 

Chicago,  Illinois. 


BUCHANAN  LORENZO, 
Bakersville,  North  Carolina, 

CLARKE,  CLYDE  L., 
Wilton  Junction,  Iowa. 


330  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


PRIVATES 
COLLET,  W., 

COLLET,  WILLIAM  C, 
Eureka,  California. 

CORNETTE,  WILLIAM  P., 
Greenville,  Ky. 

FIALA,  JOHN, 

Chicago,  Illinois. 

GLADIS,  JOHNG., 

Bakersfield,  Calif. 
HOCKING,  ROBERT  G., 

Ironwood,  Mich. 
HOLLENTHANER,  JOSEPH, 

Chicago,  111. 

JENSEN,  LESLIE  R.. 
Beaver,  Ore. 

JONES,  EDGAR  C, 

Sacramento,  Calif. 
JORGENSEN,  INVALD, 
San  Francisco,  Calif. 

LUCE,REXFORD  N., 

Clarksdale,  Ariz. 
McGOVERN,  CHARLES  J., 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
MOBERG,  GEORGE, 

Twin  Fail,  Idaho. 
MOODY,  WALTER  A., 

Sheridan,  Wyoming. 
MOORE,  ALLAN, 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
OLSON,  NELS  J., 

Weed,  Cahf. 


ALLEN,  JASPER  C, 

Richfield,  Calif. 
ANDERvSON,  ROBERT  M. 

Bennett,  Idaho. 
ANDERSON,  ROGER  W., 

Filer,  Idaho. 
ASKREN,  ROY  T., 

Minneapolis,  Minn. 
BASSETT,  FRANCIS  M., 

Wasco,  Calif. 
BEERS,  CARL  W., 

Spokane,  Wash. 
BEN,  POON, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
BENEDETTI,  TULLIO, 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
BERGERO,  GIOBATTA, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 


-FIRST  CLASS— (Continued) 

PICKA,  FRANK, 

Chicago,  111. 
PILE,  CHESTER  D., 

Globe,  Ariz. 
POGUE,  JOHN  J., 

Bulah,  Ore. 
PRICE,  FR^^NKG., 

Moscow,  Idaho. 
RASSMUSSEN,  HARRY  J., 

Clontif,  Minn. 
RODRIQUEZ,  ZACARIAS, 

Ignacio,  Colo. 
RYAN,  EARL, 

Livingston,  Montana. 
SCHLUCKEBIER,  GEORGE  M., 

Sacramento,  Calif. 
SPENHOFF,  FREDERICK, 

Fresno,  Calif. 
STENERSON,  EUGENE, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
TAYLOR,  JOHN  H., 

Washington,  D.  C. 
TUTON,  NELSON  D., 

Tulare,  Calif. 
VERGULAK,  ELIAS, 

Chicago,  111. 
VUKOVICH,  GEORGE, 

Midas,  Nevada. 
WALLACE,  JOSEPH  T., 

Flagstaff,  Ariz. 

WALTERS,  GEORGE, 
Fullerton,  Calif, 

PRIVATES 

BIDOU,  JOSEPH, 

San  Jose,  Calif. 
BOND,  GEORGE, 

Colusa,  Calif. 
BORLA,  CHARLES, 

Guadalupe,  Calif. 
BOSWELL,  ALBERT, 

Little  Shasta,  Calif. 
BREWSAUGH,  OMER  T., 

Newport,  Ky. 
BROWN,  MARION  C, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
CALAPRICE,  ROCCO, 

Los  Angeles,  Cahf. 
CHRISTENSEN,  ANTONE  P., 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
CIZEK,  CHARLES, 

Manitewac,  Wis. 


Company  ''D" 


331 


PRIVATES— (Conf/nue</) 


CORTAZZI,  HERMAN  F., 

San  Josd,  Calif. 
CUBBON,  WILLIAM, 

Seattle,  Wash. 
DAHLEN,  FREDERICK  W., 

Walla  Walla,  Wash. 
DANZER,  ERNEST, 

Jordan  Valley,  Ore. 
DINGLE,  JAMES, 

Cusson,  Minn. 
DREW,  ALBERT  B.  C, 

Gillette,  Wyo. 
ELLIS,  RICHARD  D., 

Turlot,  Calif. 
FACKLER,  ORVILLE  F., 

Pamena,  Calif. 
FRAI,  STANISLAW, 

Chicago,  111. 
GARCIA,  EUSEBIO, 

Miama,  Ariz. 
GIANFRANCESCO,  PETRO, 

New  Castle,  Wash. 
GRABOWY,  JOSEPH, 

Chicago,  111. 
GRAY,  RICHARD, 

Rogerson,  Idaho. 
GREENBURG,  BENJAMIN, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
GROSZ,  GEORGE, 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
HACKSELL,  JOHN, 

Ramsay,  Mich. 
HENDRICHSEN,  IVER, 

Seattle,  Wash. 
HENSLEE,  LEO  R.. 

Portland,  Ore. 
HINER,  FRANK, 

Lemon  Cove,  Calif. 
HOFFMAN,  PAUL, 

Emmett,  Idaho. 
HUGHES,  ARCHIE, 

Teyone;  Okla. 
HUSHNER,  JACK, 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
HYDE,  HARRY, 

Prescott,  Ariz. 
INNIS,  EMMETT  F., 

Cresswell,  Ore. 
IRBY,  CLAUDE., 

Las  Vegas,  Nevada. 
IVERSEN,  IVER, 

Hoquiam,  Wash. 


JOHANSEN,  JOHN, 

Seattle,  Wash. 
LANDUYT,  ADOLPH, 

Alpine,  Wash. 
LEONG,  GONG  F., 

Oakland,  Calif. 
LOHR,  GEORGE, 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
LUDWIG,  ALLAN, 

Dola,  Ohio. 
MACAIRE,  GEORGE, 

Delta,  Utah. 
MANTHEY,  EDWARD  A., 

Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
MAXWELL,  FRANK, 

Eureka,  Calif. 
MAYO,  CLAYTON, 

Chelan,  Wash. 

McCarthy,  john  a., 

Hawthorne.  Nev. 
McCONNELL,  HUBERT  E., 

New  Cornerston,  Ohio. 
McDERMOTT,  CHARLES,  Jr. 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 

McDonald,  robert  e., 

Cadisonville,  Ohio. 

mcgee,  manly  L., 

Columbus,  Ohio. 
McKENNA,  WILLIAM, 

Yreka,  Calif. 
McNICOL,  PHILIP. 

Salem,  Ohio. 
MILLER,  GLEN, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
MILLS,  WILLIAM, 

Chico,  Calif. 
MISSIRIS,  NICHOLAS, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
MORGAN,  JIM, 

Tuscaloosa,  Alaska. 
NEILSEN,  PETER  L., 

Tolleson,  Ariz. 
O'NEIL,  JOHN,  Jr., 

Coach eila,  Calif. 
OSTERGARD,  HARRY, 

Hoquiam,  Wash. 
PADDEN,  WILLIAM, 

St.  Paul,  Minn. 
PANTEL,  JESS, 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
PIRAINO,  JOSEPH, 

Baltimore,  Md. 


332  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


PRIVATES— (CoflfiflueJ) 


PRETTI,  LARRY, 

Oakland,  Calif. 
PRINCE,  DELL, 

Austin,  Nev. 
PUCKETT,  ROY, 

Antelope,  Ore. 
RIDER,  JESS, 

Walker,  Calif. 
ROLSING,  JOHN, 

Newark.  New  Jerse)'. 
ROSSI,  GUSTAVE, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
ROUNDTREE,  JOSEPH, 

Paulina,  Ore. 
SACKERiMAN,  WALTER, 

Baltimore,  Md. 
SAUL,  SIMON, 

Atlantic  City,  N.  J. 
SCAHILL,  PATRICK, 

Old  Forge,  Pa. 

SCALETTL  JOSEPH, 
Tracy,   Calif. 

SETH,  ELDRED, 

Kalispell,  Mont. 
SILVA,  J., 

Berkley,  Calif. 
SINGH,  SHER, 

Orville,  Calif. 

ZAHAROPULOS. 


SREBNIK,  BORUCH, 

Baltimore,  Md. 
TERRELL,  ERNEST, 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
THAMAKAS,  WILLIAM, 

Salt  Lake  City;  Utah. 
ULBERG,  CHRISTOPHER, 

Olinda,  Calif. 

VANDOROS,  STEFANOS, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
VARALLO,  ATTALIO, 

Walnut  Creek,  Calif. 
WARDLAW,  ROBERT, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
WASSMAN,  CHARLES  F., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
WENEZKY,  BENNE, 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
WHITE,  JOHN, 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
WILLOX,  ALEXANDER  C, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
WING,  LAW, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
WINKLER,  CHARLES, 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
WON,  WONG  S., 

San  Francisco,  Calif, 
SAM,     Phoenix,  Ariz. 


MEN  TRANSFERRED  OUT  OF  REGIMENT.    ADDRESSES  UNKNOWN 


MILESTONE,  LEROY. 
HANLEY,  DANIEL. 


SERGEANTS 

BRACK,  LAWRENCE. 
SMALL,  HARRY. 


BECK,  GEORGE. 
MAUR,  JOHN. 
RYCROFT,  JOHN. 
CASTO,  JONATHAN. 


CORPORALS 

RAGLAN,  GEORGE. 
BRADFORD,  EUGENE. 
LAYMON,  FREDERICK. 
O'NEIL,  JOHN. 
HOOD,  HAROLD  D. 


COOK 

ROSS,  CHARLES  E. 


BUGLER 

SADLER,  CLYDE  N. 


Company  "D 


333 


ALCEZIOUS  JAMES. 
ALEXAKIS,  STEALANOS. 
ARNEST,  ROY. 
ATTALIO,  VISCINSO. 
BAKER,  HARRY  J. 
BEHONIK,  JOHN. 
BLAIR,  JOSEPH. 
BONDE,  J.  C. 
BRAY,  ROY. 
BUREN,  AGUSTA  W.  T. 
CASTLE,  MICHAEL. 
COCKERAL,  CHARLES. 
CRAMER,  JOSEPH. 
DUNLAP,  WILFORD. 
DURAN,  WILLIAM. 
FLICKENGER,  GEORGE. 
FLINT,  CHARLES. 
FITSGERALD,  JAMES  B. 
GALLOWAY,  WILLIAM. 
GOME,  RICHARD. 
GRABOWSKY,  P. 
GREYSIK,  EDWARD. 
GRIM,  EMERY. 
HAINES.  FRANK. 
HILL,  WILLIAM. 
HINES,  JOHN. 
HOLLSINGER,  HENRY. 
INGRAM,  GRANT. 


PRIVATES 

JONES,  PERRY. 
KING,  CHARLES. 
KINZE  RUDOLPH. 
LEAIRD,  BLAKE. 
LINNEHAN,  WILLIAM  E. 
LITTMAN,  PHILIP. 
MAJORS,  JAMES  L. 
MARRIAFIELD,  RALPH  E. 
McDERMOTT,  CHARLES,  Jr. 
McFARLAND,  CLARENCE. 
MOREHEAD,  OTHO. 
NAGEN,  LEE  F. 
O'BRIEN,  WILLIAM. 
OPAPSKY,  FRANK. 
OVERTON,  DOLLIVER  N. 
PADGET,  GEORGE. 
PEWITT,  TALMA  L. 
RUIZ,  MANUAL. 
RUMMELSBURG,  LEE  A. 
SABO,  JOHN. 
SCHON,  WILLIAM. 
SHERIDAN,  LESTER  E. 
SMURR,  FLOYD. 
vSANDERS,  EUGENE  T. 
SCHOLL,  JOHN  W. 
SPIKRE,  JESS  C. 
STOFFERS.  CARL  R. 
WILLIAMS,  CARLTON  W. 
ZARES,  JOHN. 


Second   Battalion    Staff 


MAJOR 
WALKER,  H.  H. 


334 


Com 


pany 


CAPTAIN 

WINFIELD,  R.  M.,  159  Oak  Street,  Clarksburg,  West  Virginia. 

FIRST  LIEUTENANTS 

LEWIS,  F.  C,  HALSTOx\,  R.  E., 

805  State  Street,  Hood  River,  Oregon.  2021  Leavenworth  St.,  Omaha,  Nebr. 

YOUNG.  G.  W.,  Jr.,  25  West  51st  Street,  New  York  City. 


SECOND  LIEUTENANTS 


TYSON,  F.  H., 

Middletown,  Delaware. 


LEITCH,  W.  H.  BUDD, 

Washington,  D.  C. 


FIRST  SERGEANT 

LEPSKI,  WILLIAM,  375  E.  Kinney  St.,  Newark,  New  Jersey. 

SUPPLY  SERGEANT 

SHANKS,  CHARLES,  430  East  Catherine  St.,  Louisville,  Kentucky. 


MESS  SERGEANTS 


NYMAN,  JOHN 

100  W.  1 2th  Place,  Chicago  111. 
LEPSKI,  WILLIAM, 

375    E.    Kinney    St.,    Newark,    New 
Jersey. 
SHANKS,  CHARLES, 

430    East    Catherine    St.,    Louisville, 
Kentucky. 
NYMAN,  JOHN, 

100  W.  I2th  Place,  Chicago,  111. 
HALLBERG,  EDWARD  L., 

Hallock,  Minnesota. 
HENDLEY,  THEOT., 

St.  Louis,  Missouri. 
CHAPMAN,  THOMAS  J., 

United  States  Army. 
SCULLY,  EDWARD  L., 

Chicago,  111. 


BRODIN,  MANNE, 

San  Francisco,  California. 

MULLEN,  JAMES  V., 
Rochester,  New  York. 

BARNES,  ERNEST  J., 

Cor.    Franklin    &    Whiting    Sts.,    El 
Segundo,  California. 

FARROW,  ROBERT  S., 

San  Francisco,  California. 

CUMMINGS,  CLEVELAND, 
Korbel,  California. 

JOHNSON,  GUY  R., 

Arcade    Hotel,    San    Francisco,    Cali- 
fornia. 

TELFORD,  EDWARD  T., 

428    5th    Ave.,    Santa    Barbara,    Cali- 
fornia. 


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CORPORALS 


COREY,  BEx\  P., 

156  Yukon  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

FAHY,  WILLIAM  G., 

117  Precita  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

FRANKLIN,  JAMES, 
Boston,  Massachusetts. 

HALL,  HENRY  F., 

San  Francisco,  California. 

HARRINGTON,  GEORGE  A., 

Crane  California. 

MAHAR,  ROBERT  I., 
Rockland,  Idaho. 

HALAKIN,  CONSTANTINE, 
Chicago,  111. 

OFUKANY,  ANDREW, 

Chicago,  111. 
CORRIERI,  JOHN, 

HiUsboro,  Oregon. 

COSTELLO,  JAMES  J., 

2075    East     Madison     St.,    Portland, 
Oregon. 

FOISTER,  ROBERT  P., 

Rufus,  Oregon. 

MEWHITTER,  MAX, 
Otis,  Oregon. 

SCHOLES,  CHARLES  E. 

lone,  Oregon. 
SKOG,  JULIUS  C, 

R.  F.  D..  No.  I.  Sherwood,  Oregon. 
TECKER,  RAYMOND  W. 

Roland  Hotel,  Portland,  Oregon. 


TOLKE,  CHRIS  P., 

Yamhill,  Oregon. 
ARMBRUSTER,  ROBERT  W., 

126  Columbia  St.,  Cumberland,  Mary- 
land. 
HUBBARD,  MILES  F.. 

Williamsburg,  Virginia. 
BERTRAM,  OTTO  L., 

Dayton,  Oregon. 
BOYD,  LESLIE  K., 

Fresno,  Calif. 
DEVENNIA,  EDGAR  A., 

162  Dakota  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
FORETTE,  EDWIN, 

Almsville,  Oregon. 
GRUBB,  MERLE, 

Sherwood  Oregon. 
KOWALSKI,  ANTONE, 

370  Baldwin  St.,  W.  Portland,  Oregon. 
SHWARTS,  PETER, 

193  North  22nd  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
STEGEMAN,  KARL  W., 

730  Roosevelt  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
SHWARTS,  PETER, 

193  North  22nd  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
WACHOTA,  JOHN, 

Chicago,  111. 
BECK,  De  FOREST, 

4  Rivington  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
BILEK,  EDWARD. 
CAVAGNARO,  CHARLES  P. 
CONNELLY,  JOSEPH  L. 


COOKS 


BROOKS,  LOUIS, 

McLeinsboro,  111. 
FABER,  JOHN  P., 

245  E.  Broadway,  Portland,  Oregon. 


GARIS,  WILLIAM  M., 

Newton,  North  Carolina. 
PANGARES,  STELIOS  K., 

422  Morrison  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 


MECHANICS 


ALBERTINI,  JOSEPH, 

287  Market  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
HAUKE,  JOHN  O., 

323  Lyon  St.,  Albany,  Oregon. 


HOLSCHUH,  HERMAN, 

1242  Roosevelt  Ave.,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 
STEPANEK,  FRANK, 

Sacramento,  California. 


BUGLERS— FIRST  CLASS 


DELOSE,  CLEM  J., 
R.  F.  D.  No.  5,  San  Jos6,  Calif. 


MASON,  TROY  F., 

2212  Sutter  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 


Company  "E 


337 


PRIVATES- 
ANDERSON,  NELS  G., 
Hillsdale,  Oregon. 

BANTA.SOLOMAN  A., 
Marcola,  Oregon. 

BECKMAN,  EDWARD  P., 
R.  F.  D.  No.  2  Milwaukee,  Oregon. 

BERGMAN,  JOHN  H., 

146  North  14th  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

BOYCE,  MILTON, 
Winlock,  Oregon. 

BROWN,  EDWARD  O., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  I,  Independence,  Oregon. 

BROWN,  JAMES, 
44  North  1st  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

CARANIS,  PETER  G., 

Firth,  Idaho. 

CHLADEK,  FRANK,  Jr., 
Lebanon,  Oregon. 

CHRISTENSEN,  RUPERT, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  3,  McMinnvillc,  Oregon. 

COLE,  HERBERT  W., 

1625  Haven  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

COURTNEY,  CHARLES  M., 

139  North  Hair,  Baltimore,  Maryland. 

CUMMINGS,  JAMES  J., 
63  6th  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

DUGWYLER,  LEE, 

ID  E.  7th  St.,  N.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

DUTTON,  JOSEPH  M.,     . 
Salem,  Oregon. 

EBERLE,  CHARLES  J., 

1 185  E.  Madison  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

ENNIS.WORDEN, 
228  E.  20th  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

EVINGTON,  GEORGE  W., 

1520     Sanchez     St.,     San     Francisco, 
California. 

FELSHER,  JOHN  F., 

449  loth  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

FOLMSBEE,  VIVIAN, 
Salado,  Oregon. 

GANSLE,  ROBERT  W., 
Halsey,  Oregon. 

GILBERT,  EDWARD  J., 
Yamhill,  Oregon. 

GRAND,  PETER, 

784  Kelly  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

GRAY,  FRANK, 

22>^  North  20th  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 


FIRST  CLASS 

HARRIS,  HARRY  H., 
Drain,  Oregon. 

HELM  AN,  NATHAN, 

208  1 6th  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

HILBERG,  ANDREW, 

1706    North    Main    St.,    Los   Angeles, 
California. 

HILL,  MAX  O., 
Sublimity,  Oregon. 

KELLEY.  JOHN  J., 
Lone  Rock,  Oregon. 

KOSEN,  HENRY  W., 
Portland,  Oregon. 

LATIMER,  ANDREW  C, 

Route  6,  Box  146,  vSalem,  Oregon. 

LEIS,  ANTHONYS., 
Beaverton,  Oregon. 

MERLAND,  JOIINT., 

540  Republic  St.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

MILLER,  OTTO  J., 

509  Locust  Ave.,  Zanesville,  Ohio. 

MITCHELL,  WARREN  B. 
1615  5th  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

MORRISSY,  EDWARD  S. 
Alder  Street  Dock,  Portland,  Oregon. 

MUESSIG,  PAULJ., 

859  Milwaukee  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

MURPHY,  HENRY  R., 

Mesaba,  Minnesota. 

O'CONNELL,  THOMAS  A., 

414  S.  Leavitt  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

PICKRELL,  LEEK., 

914  Chenevert  St.,  Hughston,  Texas. 

PITTS,  LAWRENCE  B. 

588  Rural  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

RODRIGUES,  JOSEC, 

Oswego,  Oregon. 
SLAUGHTER,  LeROY  T., 

Ono,  California. 
SMITH,  FRANK  E., 

Park  Place,  Oregon. 

SPITZER,  JOSEPH  J., 
Eagle  Point,  Oregon. 

ULLRICH,  EARL  L., 
Silverton,  Oregon. 

WARE,  AUGUST, 
Licking,  Missouri. 

WEBER,  JOHN  A.. 
Bend,  Oregon. 


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PRIVATES 


AMES,  HENRY  C, 

Lebanon,  Oregon. 
BAGGENSTOSS,  ALBERT, 

Bynum,  Montana. 
BARBEE,  SIM  W. 
BARREIO,  JOHN, 

652;^  5th  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
BAXTER,  EARL  E. 

5231  68th  S.  E.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
BEAUREGARD,  ALVIN  E., 

541     Washington,     St.,     Keene,     New 
Hampshire. 
BECKER,  EVERETT  L., 

R.  F.  D.,  Salt  Point,  New  York. 
BECKER,  JOSEPH, 

Loma  Vista,  Oregon. 
BELLISON,  NORMAN  L., 

Route  2,  Monrovia,  Maryland. 
BIBLE,  ALSTON  D., 

Box  16,  Flintstone,  Maryland. 
BIBLE,  GRANT  J., 

Flintstone,  Maryland. 
BIBLE,  OTIS  S., 

Flintstone,  Maryland. 

BRONSERT,  HENRY  W., 

421     North     2 1st     Street,     Portland, 
Oregon. 

BROOKS,  GLENN  W., 
Jordon  Valley,  Oregon. 

BROWN,  WILFRED, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Box  II,  Schuylerville, 
New  York. 

BURKE,  JOHN  W., 
409  West  56th  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cali- 
fornia. 

BURT,  GEORGE  E., 

552  4th  St.,  Troy,  New  York. 

BUTLER,  WILLIAM  W., 
Canary,  Oregon. 

CAMPBELL,  LAWRENCE  W., 
Gilmore,  Maryland. 

CASTER,  JOHN  D., 
Eagle  Point,  Oregon. 

CHANEY,  RUSSELL  P., 
Little  Orleans,  Maryland. 

CHEN,  ADAM  J., 

Blue  Ridge  Summit,  Pennsylvania. 

COMERFORD,  EDWARD  F., 

327  loth  Ave.,  New  York,  New  York. 

CRISP,  GEORGE  E., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  I  McMmnviUe,  Oregon. 


DAVIS,  WALTER  L., 

R.  3,  Sherwood,  Oregon. 
DILLION,  JOHN, 

Portland,  Oregon. 
DIXON,  FOREST  L., 

511  North  2 1st  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
DONNELLY;,  JAMES  F., 

23  Reservoir  St..  Cohoes,  New  York. 
DU  BOIS,  ARTHUR  J., 

29  West  St.,  Green  Island,  New  York. 
EDWARDS,  GEORGE  L., 

R.  D.  No.  I,  Northville,  New  York. 
ERICKSON,  AFFO, 

625  Washington  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
ERICKSON,  RUBEN, 

St.  Helens,  Oregon. 
ESMOND,  JOHN  E., 

222  Oak  St.,  Palmer  Falls,  New  York. 
FAZZONE,  ANTHONY, 

P.  O.  Box  675,  Schenectady,  New  York. 
FINDLATER,  JOHN  G., 

Hillsbor*o,  Washington. 
FRANK,  CHARLES  A., 

Stay  ton,  Oregon. 

FULLER,  ERNEST  B., 

124  Delaware  St.,  Bend,  Oregon. 
GALLAGHER,  MARTIN, 

452  Bergen  St.,  Brooklyn,  New  York. 
GARMAN,  JOHN  H., 

London,  Oregon. 
GORMAN,  EDWARD  G., 

41  Cutter  St.,  Waltham,  Mass. 
GOSSARD,  GEORGE  E., 

Dickerson,  Marj'land. 
GRAY,  ROBERT  W., 

R.  F.   D.  No.  2-  Gaithersburg,  Mary- 
land. 
HARDEN,  WILBERT  J., 

Eckhart  Mines,  Maryland. 
HENCKEL,  WILLIAM  H., 

Zhilman,  Maryland. 
HOUSE,  HOWARD  A., 

Parker,  Oregon. 
HUNGER,  ALVIN, 

Manning,  Oregon. 

JACKSON,  VARNUM, 

1202  McCrum  Ave.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

JENSEN,  LAURITS, 

88   West  Prescott  St.,   Portland,  Ore- 
gon. 
JOHNSON,  OTTO, 

Kerry,  Oregon. 


(<  17  " 


Company  "E 


339 


PRIVATES—  ( Contm  ued) 


KARN,  GEORGE  C, 

Burkitsville,  Oregon. 
KEITH,  FRANCIS  M., 

Reedisport,  Oregon. 
KELLER,  FRANK  A., 

15  Cory  Block,  Great  Falls,  Montana. 
KERWOOD,  EARL  J., 

Ballston  Lake,  New  York. 
KINNE.  CHESTER  C, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  4,  McMinnville,  Oregon. 
KIRKPATRICK,  DARRELL, 

Eureka,  California. 
KNAPP,  DUDLEY  G., 

Forest  Grove,  Oregon. 
KOWITZ,  WILLIE  H., 

Crabtree,  Oregon. 
KUMP,  CHARLES  W., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Emmitsburg,  Mary- 
land. 
LANMAN,  PERRY  E., 

Summerville,  Oregon. 
LARDON,  NOAH  R., 

R.  7,  Salem,  Oregon. 
LEE,  GLENN  E., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  3,  Silverton,  Oregon. 
LETTENMAIER,  WALTER  H.  A., 

Route,  I  Hubbard,  Oregon. 
LEWIS,  GUY  C, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  5,  Smithsville,  Maryland. 
LOCKETT,  DEE, 

250  E.  1st  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
LUY,  FREDERICK  L., 

Wellan,  Oregon. 
MACNEILL,  JOHN, 

Glascoe,  Montana. 
MALSAM,  JOHN  J., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  5,  Oregon  City,  Oregon. 
MARTIN,  CLARENCE  M., 

Box  234,  R.  3,  Salem,  Oregon. 
McQUINN,  ELMER, 

Winlock,  Oregon. 
MINK,  HERMAN, 

163  Hedges  Ave.,  Mansfield,  Ohio. 

WOOLDRIDGE,  HARRY,  R. 


MONTE  CRISTO,  OLIVER  U., 

Wheeler,  Oregon. 
MORIN,  HENRY  B., 

Warrenton,  Oregon. 
MULLIN,  ROYL., 

Hillsboro,  Oregon. 
O'BRIEN,  WILLIAM  J., 

569  Overton  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
PEARSON,  OSCAR  J., 

512  Alder  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
PUTERBAUGH,  GEORGE  C, 

Box  305,  McMinnville,  Oregon. 
RASMUSSEN,  NORRIS, 

Wasco,  Oregon. 
RICHES,  LELAND  W, 

Turner,  Oregon. 
ROOT,  DIXIE, 

Gold  Beach,  Oregon. 
ROY,  WINSTON  O., 

566  First  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
RUSSELL,  STANLEY  W., 

Corralitos,  California. 
SHINN,  KENNETH  F., 

Monterey  California. 
SIGURDSON,  OLIVER, 

Bader  Hotel,  Portland,  Oregon. 
STEPHENSON,  MILTON  T., 

Mitchell,  Oregon. 
TEELING,  GUYE., 

219     West     Tyler     Street,     Portland, 
Oregon. 
TOW,  CLINTON  S., 

Brewster,  Minnesota. 
VAN  BIBBER,  GILBERT  H., 

Salem,  Oregon. 
WALTON,  MAURICE  H., 

R.  3,  Newburg,  Oregon. 
WATSON,  FRANK  L., 

Fossil,  Oregon. 
WILLIAMS,  ELMER  J., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  4,  HilLsboro,  Oregon. 
WILSON,  SAMUEL  R., 

Ardmore,  Oklahoma. 
F.  D.  No.  2,  Albany,  Oregon. 


TRANSFERRED  TO  COMPANY  "E,"  72nd  INFANTRY 


SERGEANTS 


McCRORY,  OTIS  O., 

Kosciusko,  Mississippi. 


FLEMING,  JOSEPH  C, 
Rockey  Ford,  Colorado. 


HYAMS,  MAX,  New  York,  N.  Y. 


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BEALL,  LINTON  T., 

Sweetwater,  Texas. 
CLARK,  WILLIAM  M., 

Oklahoma  City,  Oklahoma. 
FRANK,  HOWARD  R., 

Harrisburg,  Penn. 


CORPORALS 


JOSEPHSON  CYRIL, 
Copper  Canyon,  Colorado. 

LOTTA,  JOHN, 
Rochester,  Nevada. 

TANDLE,  AMBROSE, 
Wolf  Creek,  Montana. 


STEPHENS,  ODIE,  Pocahontas,  Ark. 


PRIVATES— FIRST  CLASS 


CHENEY,  JOHNSTON  M., 

5203  South  J  Street,  Tacoma,  Wash. 
FATURUS  JAMES, 

251  Adam  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
HARP,  ALVA  C, 

Route  7,  Salem,  Oregon. 
JOHNSON,  EMIL, 

151 K  6th  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
LEE,  CHESTER  E., 

Marion,  Oregon. 


LORENZEN,  LAMICK  S., 

Dayton,  Oregon. 
MAYER,  MANNIE  E., 

1 180  East  Caruthers,  Portland,  Oregon. 
MULLIGAN,  EDWARD, 

Heppner,  Oregon. 
OULLIS,  JOHNG., 

519K  W'illiams  Ave.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
WATKINS,  FOUNT  F., 

Fossil,  Oregon. 


PRIVATES 


AMATO,  GIUSEPPE 

531  East  1 8th  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
BAIN,  JAMES, 

HedgesviUe,  Montana. 

BRATTON,  JOHNH., 
WaUowa,  Oregon. 

DANNA,  ANTONIO, 
675  Brooklyn  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

DUHALME,  JOSEPH  J., 
902  Syracuse  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

EINEN,  MAGNUS, 
Arizona  Street,  Bend,  Oregon. 

FREDENBERG,  JAMES  L., 
Marcola,   Oregon. 

GRIFFITH,  CLYDE  R., 
Langlois,  Oregon. 

HENDERSON,  WALTER, 

559  Valencia  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
KARAMANOS,  BASSILIOS, 

307K  Burnside  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 


KILLIN,  LLOYD  T., 

6th     &     Willamette     Sts.;     Newberg, 
Oregon. 

KOTZMAN,  CHARLES  N., 

Bend,  Oregon. 
PAGNA,  CASARE, 

240  Second  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
RICHARD,  EMERY  F., 

Harrisburg,  Oregon. 
SCHMITT,  ALVIN  L., 

Sublimity,  Oregon. 

SHERMAN,  FRANK  O., 

Wedderburn,  Oregon. 
SPENCER,  WILLIAM, 

Mulligan,  Oregon. 
TEGLIA,  VALENTE, 

48  E.  Caruthers  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
WHITE,  HOMER, 

Monmouth,  Oregon. 

ZIMMERMAN,  ALFRED  W., 
Sheridan,  Oregon. 


TRANSFERRED 


COOK 

COURNAVOS,  GEORGE  C.  430  E.  Mill  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 


HT?  »' 


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341 


CORPORAL 

DOBSON,  HARRY  J.,      _  HORNADAY,  RALPH  W., 

818  May  St.,  Hood  Rover,  Oregon.  270^^  4th  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

GUISTI,  CLENN,  TURNER,  JAY  G., 

Corte  Madera  Ave.,  Mill  Valley,  Calif.  1540  Van  Houten  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 


PRIVATES- 

ASHBURN,  THOMAS  E., 

Lone  Rock,  Oregon. 
CHRISTENSER,  JAMES, 

West  Lake,  Oregon. 
ECKERT,  ELMER  F., 

47  E.  29th  St.,  N.  Portland,  Oregon. 
EVANS,  RALPH  G., 

Del  Monte,  Calif. 


-FIRST  CLASS 

HOWARD,  FRANK, 

176  3rd  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
KRIEGER,  JOHN  O., 

Fossil,  Oregon. 
MAHONEY,  WILLIAM  J., 

Yamhill,  Oregon. 
SELLERS  WILLIAM  D., 

Hermiston,  Oregon. 


PRIVATES 


ALIPERTE,  FRANCESCO, 

Oakmont,  West  Virginia. 
BARRET,  JAMES, 

143  Ferry  St.,  Troy,  N.  Y. 
BARTLETT,  CARLH., 

Villa  St.  Clara,  Portland,  Oregon. 
BENJAMIN,  ELI, 

137  Hoosac  St.,  Troy,  N.  Y. 
BJORNSTADT,  JOHN, 

407  E.  Watson  St.,  Lewiston,  Mont. 

BOUCK,  CHARLES  S., 

433  Van  Vost  St.,  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 
BOWEN,  CLARENCE  D., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Otsego,  New  York. 
COOLEY,  BENJAMIN  W., 

1601  E.  i6th  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
DARBY,  MARION  D., 

Bay  City,  Oregon. 
DIETZ,  CHARLES  P., 

1316  N.   New  Kirk  St.,  Philadelphia, 
Penn. 
EGERER,  ANDREW, 

719  East  Polk  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
FREIBERGER,  PETER  C, 

829  Vancouver  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
FRIETAS,  JOSEPH  J., 

No.  2  Hamilton  St.,  Hartford,  Conn. 
GODSKESEN,  CHRISTIAN  H., 

539  Mississippi  Ave.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
HASSON,  BEN., 

28o>i  Park  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
HERRERA,  RAMON, 

Mesilla,  New  Mexico. 
HUBL,  GUSTAF., 

Toledo,  Oregon. 


HUGHES,  JOSEPH  E., 

Klamath  Falls,  Oregon. 
JEWITT,  CLAUDY, 

Heppner,  Oregon. 
JOHNSON,  THORG  A., 

Mabel,  Oregon. 
KAHL,  SOLOMON  A., 

559  Ladd  Ave.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
KESSLER,  LEONARD  L., 

Lebanon,  Oregon. 
KINYON,  IRA, 

Anderson,  Calif. 
KUMPULA,  ELI, 

St.  Helens,  Oregon. 
LESLIE,  RICHARD  F., 

Alder  Hotel,  Portland,  Oregon. 
LIVENGOOD,  GROVER  C, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Newberg,  Oregon. 
MANNIX,  JAMESP., 

Route   No.    I,   Box  338   Santa   Rosa, 
Calif. 
MASTERS,  JOHN  L., 

Route  No.  I,  Kirby,  Oregon. 
MILLER,  FOSTER  C, 

492  S.  7th  St.,  Upper  Sandusky,  Ohio. 
OSARD,  PETER  R., 

Jacksonville,  Oregon. 
PASINI,  ARTHUR, 

Troutdale,  Oregon. 
RAPPE,  HERBERT, 

225  Main  St.,  Watsonville,  Calif. 
RYDBERG,  AXEL  W., 

2720  Hamilton  St.,  Omaha,  Nebr. 
SCHMIEDEBERG,  WILLIAM  F., 

Rex  Hotel,  Santa  Barbara,  Calif. 


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PRIVATES— (CoflfZnoec/)  n^ 

SEREDUK,  KUSMA,  SULLIVAN,  JOHN. 

229  Hooker  St.,  Portland,  Oregon.  433  Larabee  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

STRIEFF,  ALBRACHT,  TORRES,  SARAFIN  B., 

R.  I,  Box  47,  Hilsdale,  Oregon.  Belen,  New  Mexico. 

WAH,  JUNG  M.,  De  Moy  Hotel,  Portland,  Oregon. 

TRANSFERRED  TO  OFFICERS  TRAINING  SCHOOLS 

SERGEANT 
RUBY,  CHARLES  E.,  Rochester,  New  York. 

CORPORALS 

COLE,  HARRIS  A.,  HOGG,  JOHN  G., 

Nogales,  Ariz.  R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Salem,  Oregon. 

GUSTAFSON,  ALBERT,  KETTLEBERG,  EDWARD  H., 

Hotel  Orrington,  Manchester,  New  367  .Sacramento  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
Hampshire. 

SULT,  MICHAEL  C,  744K  E.  Ankeny  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

PRIVATES— FIRST    CLASS 
BENTLEY,  KENNETH  W.,  McDOUGAL,  WALTER, 

389  Taylor  St.,  Portland,  Oregon.  830  S.  12th  St.,  vSalem,  Oregon. 

PRIVATES 

BELDEN,  THOMAS  M.,  EDMINSTER,  ALBERT  F., 

16  Clifton  Place,  Danbury,  Conn.  Clarendon,  Virginia. 

BENNETT,  WILLIAM  M.,  HAYDEN,  KENNETH  H., 

Burns,  Oregon.  Toledo,  Oregon. 

BLOSER,  ROBERT  E.,  MILLER,  CHARLES  F., 

2001    i6th    St.,    N.    W.,    Washington,  224  East  King  St.,  Lancaster,  Ohio. 

^-  C-  WILSON,  ROBERT  A., 
CASE,  CHESTER  H.,  34  East   i6th   St.,   N.,  Portland,  Ore- 

Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Oakland,  Calif.  gon. 

FURLOUGHED 

SERGEANT 
SAUNDERS,  MANUEL  T.,  450  Linden  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

PRIVATES 
BURNS,  ROBERT  H.,  SCHWARTZ,  ADAM,  Jr., 

92  Thompson  St.,  New  Haven,  Conn.  49  Morris  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

DISCHARGED 

CORPORAL 
STEM,  CLARENCE  G.,  R.  F.  D.,  McMinnvUe,  Oregon. 


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COOK 

NISSIRIOS,  NICK,  410  Hawthorne  Ave,  Portland,  Oregon. 

PRIVATES— FIRST  CLASS 
PALMBLAD,  PAUL,  PIENDL,  VERNON  M., 

846  Sandy  Boulevard,  Portland,  Oregon.  Kansas  Ave.  &  Hill  St.,  Bend,  Oregon. 

PRIVATES 


ALLEN,  CLAUD  R., 

Hotel  Lennox,  Portland,  Oregon. 
BURRUS,  RUSSELL  M., 

Banks,  Oregon. 
DOWNS,  HUGHSTON  E., 

R.    D.    No.   2,    Germantown,    Seneca, 
Maryland. 
DRAPER,  JOHN  A., 

Smithsburg,  Maryland. 
GETSON,  HENRY  J., 

Carginsville,  Maryland. 
KARAM,  JOE  N., 

Aroyo  Mvd.,  Nogales,  Ariz. 


MEGERT,  ERNEST, 
Hillsdale,  Oregon. 

MOESTA,  WALTER  C, 

455  Considine  Ave.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

MORIN,  JEAN, 

32  Hart  St.,  Cohoes,  New  York. 

NICHOLSON,  ALEX., 
Chapman,  Oregon. 

RICHMOND,  ALLEN  E., 

265X  5th  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 

SINGLEMAN,  EDWARD  J., 

1 199  Detroit  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 


Com 


pany 


«p»» 


p.  A.  HELMBOLD, 


CAPTAINS 

GILMORE  L.  HAYMAN. 


FIRST  LIEUTENANTS 

DONALD  P.  SPAULDING,  THADDEUS  C.  KNIGHT, 

MYLES  W.  WARD. 


SECOND  LIEUTENANTS 


HOWARD  F.  McCAiNDLESS, 
HERBERT  L.  JENESS, 


LANCE  E.  GOWAN, 
IRWIN  J.  MUELLER. 


FIRST  SERGEANT 

DUFFY,  JOSEPH  S.,  U.  S.  Army. 

SUPPLY  SERGEANT 
CROWLEY,  ALVA  M.,  Rockland,  Idaho. 

MESS  SERGEANT 
LUNDQUIST,  AGART  H.,  Glendale,  Ore. 


SERGEANTS 


WOOD,  LEVY  G., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
MUSK,  FLOYD, 

Berea,  Ohio. 

GUCHIK,  RIDOLPH  J., 

Chicago,  111. 
TOOLEY,  LEO, 

Proctorville,  Ohio. 
SIMONS,  LEWIS, 

Truckee,  Cal. 

BOYER,  WILLIAM  H.  T., 
Joliet,  111. 


ROBERTS,  THEODORE 

Escanaba,  Mich. 

YOST,  CHARLES  G. 

LEONARD,  ELBA  L., 
Granger,  Ind. 

DEERING,  ROY  B., 
Harrisburg,  111. 

ROBERTS,  EDWARD  C, 
Chicago,  111. 

SCHAEFER,  WESLEY  C, 
Vashon,  Wash. 


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CORPORALS 


BETTS,  WILLIAM  G., 

Santa  Monica,  Calif. 
LIEBOLD,  JOHN  G., 

Victorville.,  Cal. 
MacDONALD,  WILLIAM  A., 

516  O'Farrel  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
ROSS,  HECTOR, 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
ROMERO,  JOHN  M., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
SWEENEY,  PETE, 

Sacramento,  Cal. 
DONOHOO,  VIRGIL  H., 

3336  Piatt  St.,  Fresno,  Cal. 
HEGEMAN,  JOE  H., 

Pasadena,  Cal. 
QUIDOR,  WILLIAM  B., 

139 1  Goodf allow  Ave.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
CURTIS,  WILLIAM  A., 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
GRAHAM,  THOMAS, 

Reno,  Nev. 
MURPHY,  ARTHUR  T., 

Reno,  Nev. 
MALLORY,  GUYON  E., 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

DRACK,  HERMAN  M.,  132 


MORELOCK,  LEONARD  R., 

183  East  79th  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
BECKEN,  SILAS  J., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  I,  Hillsboro,  Oregon. 
BEAN,  GEORGE  M.  G., 

Keeler,  Calif. 
LANGON,  OMAHA  A., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
HARRIS,  CHARLES  B., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
HOLLRICH,  BUDD, 

302  i2th  St.,  Caldwell,  Idaho. 
ROBINSON,  CLYDE  R., 

513  E.  3d  St.,  Anaconda,  Mont. 
TUCKER,  ELMER  W., 

Klamath  Falls,  Ore. 
McCAULEY,  RUSSELL,  W., 

676  Wasco  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
WALLS,  JOSEPH  C, 

149  Balback  St.,  San  Jos6,  Cal. 
WARE,  WILLIE  L., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
WEYER,  CHRISTOPHER  J., 

Mahoney,  Penn. 
MOORE,  FARMER  D., 

GaUup,  N.  M. 
N.  2ist  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 


COOKS 

DEMAS,  JAMES,  HOFFMAN,  JOSEPH, 

128  K.  St.,  Sacramento,  Cal.  Butte,  Mont. 

MINO,  GIACOMO,  Rockaway  Beach,  N.  Y. 


BOURDAGES,  LOUIS, 

Bisbee,  Arizona. 
KLAVIK,  THOMAS, 
Chicago,  111. 


MECHANICS 


SISK,  THOMAS  M., 

O'Neals,  Cal. 
STEEN,  HENRY, 

Vashon,  Wash. 


BUGLERS 


MASCARO,  RALF  M. 

832  East  Main  St.,  Stockton,  Cal. 


STRUVE,  JARVIS  C, 

Jamestown,  N.  D. 


PRIVATES— FIRST  CLASS 


ANDERSON,  ALFRED  W., 

Tillamook,  Ore. 
BETTEGA,  LUISI, 

Knightsen,  Cal. 


BETZER,  JAY  C, 

Chandler,  Okla. 
BROWN,  LEONARD  M., 

Anlauf,  Ore. 


34^  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


PRIVATES— FIRST 

BURTON,  HERBERT  E., 

103K  "J"  St.,  Sacramento,  Cal. 
CALLAWAY,  ETHAN  V., 

651  8th  Ave.,  Eugene,  Ore. 
CARTER,  RANSOM  B., 

Rogue  River,  Ore. 
EVANS,  CLAUDE    L., 

Long  Beach,  CaL 
FANNING,  JOSEPH  B., 

Stockton,  CaL 
FOWLES,  BRADFORD, 

Banks,  Ore. 
GENTRY,  ALBERT    L., 

Lebanon,  Ore. 
HAM,  WILEY  C, 

341  High  St.,  Eugene  Ore. 
HAMMOND,  DAWSON  V., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  I,  New  Market,  Md. 
HAYNES,  FRANK  W., 

R.  R.  No.  6,  Box  134,  Salem,  Ore. 

HORTON,  RAE  G., 
Klamath  Falls,  Ore. 

JAQUES,  MANUEL, 
Eureka,  Cal. 

KERNS,  HAROLD  C, 

174  No.  Washington  St.,  Eugene,  Ore. 

LARGHI,  CHARLES, 
Corcoran,  Cal. 

LOPEZ,  PETE, 
Bly,  Ore. 

MANSUR,  JAMES  B., 
Rujada,  Ore. 

MISSIO,  ANGELO, 
Yreka,  Cal. 

MOEBIUS,  HERMAN, 
Pendleton,  Ore. 

MOOZAKIS,  TOM, 
North  Bend,  Ore. 

MORTON,  FRED  A., 

163  West  Dakota  St.,  Denver,  Col. 


CLASS  (Contiaued) 

MYERS,  STEPHEN, 

Gates,  Ore. 
O'CONNOR,  JUSTIN  J., 

132K  Union  Ave.,  Portland,  Ore. 
OLDS,  JOHN, 

R.  F.  D.,  No.  2,  Beaverton,  Ore. 
OLIVER,  JOHN  J., 

Redwood  City,  Cal. 
OLSON,  OSWALD  W., 

Springfield,  Ore. 
PATE,  THOMAS  B., 

85  4th  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
PETERSON,  GUNNAR  A., 

Silverton,  Ore. 
POIDL,  FRANK, 

Chicago,  111. 
PORTA,  ANGELO, 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
SCHOLL,  ERNEST  L., 

Sweet  Home,  Ore. 
SHIELDS,  WILLIAM  C, 

Cottonwood,  Cal. 
SICCA,  CARLO, 

1627  Wallace  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
SJOGREN,  ABLE, 

545  Hood  St.,  Portland  Ore. 
STEFANI,  AMEDO, 

2455  Lombard  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

STEWART,  EDWARD  L., 

Boulder  Creek,  Cal. 
STONE,  WILLIAM, 

San  Luis,  Obispo,  Cal. 
TRAIN,  MARION  B. 
VERBIEvST,  CORNELLS  G.  B.. 

Redding,  Cal. 
VINER,  JAMES, 

Stockton,  Cal. 
VITALE,  ANTHONY, 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
WILLIAMS,  RALPH  A., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Corvallis,  Ore. 


PRIVATES 


ABEL,  JESSE, 

2302  N.  1 8th  St.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
ABRAHAMS,  RUDOLPH, 

812  E.  33d  St.,  Lorain,  Ohio. 
ARTURI,  LUBERTO, 

Portland,  Ore. 
BARTOLOxMEO,  SICCARDI, 

427  W.  36th  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 


BENAMATI,  ROMEO, 

14  Wilson  St.,  Mechanicsville,  N.  Y. 
BENNETT,  DELBERT, 

Wendling,  Oregon. 
BETTES,  ROBERT, 

Silver  Springs,  Md. 
BIAGGINI,  NAZZARENOTI, 

310  W.  26th  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 


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347 


PRIVATES 

BIASE,  JOHN, 

408  Warren  St.,  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 
CHAMBERLAIN.  ARTHUR. 
CHAPIN,  FRANK  W., 

Waldport,  Oregon. 
CHASE,  MARVIN  L., 

Eugene,  Oregon. 
CLARK,  JAY, 

Monmouth,  Oregon. 
COSGROVE,  SAMUEL, 

Frostburg,  Md. 
DAVIS,  THOMAS  E., 

Barton,  Md. 
DEAN,  JOSEPH  A., 

Frostburg,  Md. 
DUBLE,  WILLIAM  M., 

Graceham,  Md. 
EDWARDS,  OTIS  D., 

Tillamook,  Ore. 
ENGLE,  WILLIAM  N., 

Eckart,  Md. 
ENKELIS,  NATE, 

630  ist  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
FALKENHAGEN,  JOHN  C, 

268  3d  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 

GAFFERY,  MICHAEL  J., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
GARDNER,  ADAM, 

Waterford,  N.  Y. 
GEORGE,  ATHANASSIOS, 

409  Main  St.,  Hartford,  Conn. 
GIRTON,  FRED  R., 

3663  Ash  St.,  Astoria,  Ore. 
GLACKEN,  JOSEPH, 

Emmitsburg,  Md. 

GRAHAM,  DONALD, 
Portland,  Ore. 

HARLAN,  PAUL, 
Lucia,  Cal. 

HAYES,  WILLIAM  J., 

683  Broadway  St.,  WatervHet,  N.  Y. 

HIGGINS,  JOSEPH  F., 
Vale  Summit,  Md. 

HILL,  BOB  T., 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

HINES,  EDWARD  F., 
Green  Island,  N.  Y. 

HOLMES,  WILLIAM  H., 
214  King  St.,  Oneonta,  N.  Y. 

HORTON,  JEAN  E., 
Rogue  River,  Oregon. 


{Continued) 

HOVER,     ARTHUR  J., 

Central  Point,  Oregon. 
lABORNI,  VINCENZO, 

716  Cattill  St.,  Schnectady,  N.  Y. 
lORDANEDES,  ARHAGELOS, 

Tonopah,  Nev. 
JONES,  JAMES  H., 

New  Market,  Md. 
KENNESTON,  GEORGE  W., 

557  8th  St.,  Watervhet,  N.  Y. 
KING,  CARL  W., 

Clarksburg,  Md. 
KINNA,  GUY  B., 

Frederick,  Md. 
KOKKAS,  DOMETRIOS, 

12  N.  4th  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
KOOGLER,  RUBEN, 

Waldport,  Ore. 
LADOSE,  VEDOR, 

315  Myrtle  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 
LEE,  WILL  B., 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
LOAR,  JOSEPH  R,, 

Midland,  Md. 
LOCHNER,  JOHN  L., 

Lonaconing,  Md. 
LOYNES,  JOHN  F., 

Forest  Grove,  Ore. 
LULL,  ALVIN  W., 

1 134  Jefferson  St.,  Hillsboro,  Ore. 
LYNCH,  JOHN  W., 

131 1  N.  Luzerne  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
LYON,  CARL  O., 

Scio,  Oregon. 
MACE,  PETER  W., 

404  8th  Ave.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
MARANI,  BENAMINO, 

Mammoth,  Cal. 
MARINETTO,  PIETRO, 

275  Baker  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
MARRA,  JOHN  W., 

Cohoes,  N.  Y. 
MARSHALL,  EDWARD, 

Garibaldi,  Ore. 
MARTOCCHIO,  HENRY, 

10  Kilbourn  St.,  Hartford*  Conn. 
MARZELO,  ANGELO, 

Haives  Cave,  N.  Y. 
MAY,  JAMES, 

80  E.  57th  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
McCLANAHAN,  OVAL, 

1200  W.  2d  St.,  Medford,  Ore. 


348  History  of  the  63rd  U.  S.  Infantry 


PRIVATES 

McCUISTIOX,  JAMES  E., 

1 1 18  9th  St.,  Hood  River,  Ore. 
MENEAR,  LLOYD, 

Foster,  Oregon. 
MESIANO,  DOMENICO, 

2365  Hoflfman  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
MOLLICONE,  PIETRO, 

no  Romyn  St.,  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 
MOORE,   DANIEL, 

1033  W.  Freeman  St.,  Pocatello,  Idaho. 
MOORE,  JAMES  R., 

535  Liberty  St.,  Penn  Yan,  N.  Y. 
MORAN,  WILLIAM  G., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
MOROSKO,  JOHN, 

Zanesville,  Ohio. 
MOYNIHAN,  JOHN  H., 

South  Glens  Falls,  N.  Y. 
MUELLER,  ADOLPH  G., 

Stayton,  Ore. 
MURPHY,  FRANCIS  D., 

Corinth,  N.  Y. 
MURPHY,  JOHN  T., 

4  Burton  Ave.,  Boston,  Mass. 
MUSHKAT,  SIMON, 

801  4K  St.  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C. 
NELSON,  FRED, 

314  East  6th  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
NEMEE,  JOHN, 

1445  E.  Lafayette  St.,  Stockton,  Cal. 
NOFFSINGER,  THOMAS  M., 

Mapleton,  Ore. 
ODEN,  NELSON, 

Rogue  River,  Ore. 
OLIVERIO,  CARMINE, 

459  E.  32d  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
PASTTRIONO,   TOMASCO, 

184  Mill  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
PENROD,  EARL, 

313  Grant  St.,  Pequa,  Ohio. 
POWELL,  CHARLIE, 

Berlin,  Ore. 
QUIRING,  DAVID, 

Dallas,  Ore. 
RAKIS,  NICK, 

Poplar,  Mont. 


{Continued) 

REED,  ROBERT  V., 

Spray,  Ore. 
REPPAS,  CHRIST  J., 

Umatilla,  Ore. 
RIDOLIFI,  CHARLES, 

Stratford,  Cal. 
RIPPAS,  PETE, 

Neverstil,  Ore. 
RITZDORF,  EDWARD  A., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
SANDELL,  CARL  F., 

Klamath  Falls,  Ore. 
SANDROSKY,  SIMON 

Portland,  Ore. 
SAX,  JOHN  F., 

Rose  Lodge,  Ore. 
SCOVELL,  HERSCHEL, 

Nehalem,  Ore. 
SELLER,  EDWIN  G., 

Mabton,  Wash. 
SICOTTE,  LEON, 

Minneapolis,  Minn. 
SPARKS,  DAVID  A., 

Woodburn,  Ore. 
SPENCER,  CHARLES. 
SYVERSON,  HERBERT  S. 

Beaverton,  Ore. 

TAYLOR,  HARRY, 
Coburg,  Ore. 

TRUMMER  ABRAHAM, 
Hillsboro,  Ore. 

VANDERDONCKT,  RAMEY  A., 
Taft,  Cal. 

VIAU,  MOSES, 
Bend,  Ore 

WALLER,  EVERETT  C, 
R.  F.  D.  No.  I,  Albany,  Ore. 

WALTERS,  CLYDE, 

610  No.  Riverside  Ave.,  Medford,  Ore. 

WANNER,  KARL, 
Gervais,  Ore. 

WEST,  WILLIE  R., 
Terrebonne,  Ore. 

WOLOSUK,  ROMAN, 

Schenectady,  N.  Y. 


KELLY,  MARK. 


FORMER  ENLISTED  MEN  OF  CO.  "  F,»  63d  INFANTRY 

(Address  Unknown.) 

FIRST  SERGEANTS 

CHAIPEL,  CLIFFORD  L. 


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349 


WAZNIAK,  STANLEY. 

SHEEHY,  JOHN. 
FINNEY,  RUSSELL. 

DAVIS,  EDGAR  J. 
HOLDREN,  JOHN  H. 
LOWTHER,  JOHN  H. 
KENDALL,  JAMES  M. 
WEBER,  ANTON. 
STEVENSON.  ROBERT. 


adams,  george  c. 
alaxanian,  a. 
anderson,  nels  g. 
arata,  louis  l. 
archer,  frank  b. 
basye,  john  r. 
black,  robert, 
brignolo,  g. 
brignolo,  germano. 
brooks,  lewis, 
burrus,  russell  m. 
butler,  william  w. 
cain,  frederick  b. 
caranis,  peter  g. 
carmak,  carl, 
caster,  john  d. 
chamtness,  george, 
clark,  thomas  p. 
cook,  harrison, 
craford,  willard  e. 
curry,  thomas  r. 
darby,  marion  b. 
davis,  walter  l. 
deGeorge,  peter  N. 

DOLAN,  A. 

EDWARDS,  TAMES  T. 
ELLER,  H.  H. 


MESS  SERGEANT 

JOHNSON,  CHARLES  D. 

SUPPLY  SERGEANTS 

FRANCIS,  FRANK. 
SERGEANTS 

BURNS,  EDWARD. 
HICKS,  WILLIAM  F. 

CORPORALS 

CANTRILL,  RUBE. 
WILSON,  WILLIAM  S. 
PERKINS,  JAMES  H. 
FARRIS,  HOMER  D. 
STUMPF,  ANDREW  A. 
HUNTER. 
CASH,  ALVIN  B. 

BUGLER 

PRICHARD,  GUY  J. 
PRIVATES 

FARRELL,  DENNIS  E. 
FINDLATER,  JOHN  D. 
FORRETTE,  OLIVER  A. 
FRANK,  HOWARD  R. 
GALLAWAY,  THOMAS  F. 
RGAMAN,  JOHN  H. 
GETSON,  HENRY  J. 
GOKEY,  FRED. 
GORDON,  JAMES  E. 
GRINDSTEAD,  ROY  E. 
GUZZETA,  SAM. 
HALEY,  VERNON  H. 
HAMMOND,  CHARLES  D. 
HARBOUGH,  CHARLES. 
HARDEN,  WILBER  J. 
HARDISTY,  HUEY  A. 
HAWK,  WILSON  V. 
HENCKEL,  WILLIAM  H. 
HENERIXSON,  ROY. 
HIGGINS,  THOMAS  W. 
HILL,  MAX  O. 
HILTABIDEL,  CHARLES  F 
HIOURES,  PETER  S. 
HOUSE,  HOWARD  A. 
HUMPHREYS,  HARRY. 
HUNGER,  ALVIN. 
JAMES,  WALTER. 


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PRIVATES 
JEHAN,  FRANCIS. 
JOHNS,  ARTHUR  B. 
JOHNSON,  GEORGE. 
JOHNSON,  GUY  R. 
KARN,  GEORGE  C. 
KERNS,  EUGENE  J. 
KERWOOD,  EARL  J. 
KIRKPATRICK,  DARRELL. 
KLINGER,  OLIVER  H. 
KNAPP,  DUDLEY  C. 
KNOTT,  HARRY. 
KOKINOS,  K. 
KOWITZ,  WILLIE  H. 
KUMP,  CHARLES  W. 
KVINGE,  THEODORE  G. 
LAPIER,  EARL  H. 
LARDEN,  NOAH. 
LETTENMAIER,  WALTER  H.  A. 
LEVIN,  JACOB. 
LEWIS,  GUY  C. 
LEWIS,  JOHN  E. 
LOCKABEY,  CHARLES. 
LONG,  JAMES  R. 
LOPEZ,  FRANK. 
LOTTA,  JOHN. 
MacDONALD,  ROBERT  R. 

mahar,  robert  i. 
maxNDEni,  mike, 
mangone,  joe  f. 
mannix  james  p. 

MARKOE,  THURBE  A. 
MILLER,  CHRISTEN  M. 
MILLER,  MARVIN  M. 
MONTE  CRISTO,  OLIVER  U. 
MOREHOUSE,  DANIEL  H. 
MOORE,  CHARLES  H. 
MORIN,  JEAN. 
MORSE,  EARL  H. 
MURPHY,  HENRY  R. 
McCAULEY,  IRA  L. 
McINTYRE,  JOSEPH  E. 
McNEIL,  JOHN. 
OARD,  PETER  R. 
OLSEN,  NILS  N. 
OTT,  CARL  R. 
PAGE,  LEO  G. 

WRIGHT 


{Continued) 

PALMER,  THORNTON  E. 
PARKER,  HARRY  J. 
PAYTON,  GUTY  W. 
PELOQUIN,  ROLLAND  P. 
PILLIAN,  GARLAND  L. 
PLYMPTON,  PERCY  P. 
RAPPE,  HERBERT. 
REGALIA,  PHILIP. 
REISNAN,  FRED. 
RENNIE,  CHARLES. 
RICH,  LEWIS  H. 
RICHES,  LELAND  W. 
RISHEL,  DAVID  B. 
ROBERTS,  FRANK. 
RODNESS,  HAROLD  A. 
ROGERS,  MANUEL. 
SANDERS,  FRANK  W. 
SEPULVEDA,  JOSEPH. 
SERA,  NAZZARENO. 
SHANKLIN,  CLERANCE  T. 
SHINN,  KENNETH. 
SLOAN,  LESTER  B. 
SMITH,  FRANK  B. 
STAFFORD,  CHESTER  W. 
STANTON,  SIDNEY  L. 
STASZAK,  FRANK. 
STILLMAKER,  OTTO. 
TERRELL,  ERNEST. 
TILLETT,  JAMES. 
TOLOSANO,  GIUSEPPE. 
TOW,  CLINTON  S. 
TWOOMEY,  JOHN  M. 
VAN  BIBBER,  GILBERT  H. 
VAN  WIE,  FRANCIS  H. 
VASSILOPULOS,  ANTONIO. 
WACHOTA,  JOHN. 
WAGER,  JOHN  T. 
WASH,  STEPHEN. 
WHITE,  LEE  W. 
WHITE,  MUNSEY. 
WHITEMAN,  WILLIAM  M. 
WILSON,  SAMUEL  R. 
WILSON,  WILLIAM  S. 
WIRES,  WILLIAM  M. 
WOODRUFF,  ROY  S. 
WOOD,  WILLIE  E. 
RAY  E. 


Company  "G" 


CAPTAINS 

FAULKNER,  W.  S.,  GERMAN,  LESTER, 

U.  S.  Army.  U.  S.  Army. 

McGILL,  ROBERT  E.,  1058  So.  Hope  St.,  Los  Angeles,  CaL 

FIRST  LIEUTENANTS 

BAIRD,  ARTHUR  R.  JENNESS,  CHESLEY  F., 

c/o  Cleveland  Tractor  Co.,  Cleveland,  O. 
DUDLEY,  FRANK.  KEYSER,  PAUL  F. 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 
GARNER,  TULLY  C,  WARNER,  JOSEPH, 

Stoneleigh  Court,  Washington,  D.  C.  Alcatraz,  Cal, 

HOWARD,  GRAEME  K.,62d  Infantry. 

SECOND  LIEUTENANTS 

BLOEDORN,  ALVIN  O.,  HARTIGAN,  LEONARD  W., 

Torrington,  Goshen  County,  Wyo.  P.   S.   and  T.   Division,   U.   S.  Army, 

BOYCE,  JAMES  A.,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Stanton  and  Mermaid  Ave.,  Chestnut  KNIGHT,  BENJAMIN, 

Hill,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Stockton,  Cal. 

COWGILL,  ELVYN  S.,  SMITH,  HOWARD  L., 

Lawrence,  Kansas.  Helena,  Montana. 

SNYDER,  SYDNEY  W.     Huntley  Apartments,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

ENLISTED  MEN 

ADAMS,  THOMAS  J.  BATTAIV,  WILLIAM. 

ADAMS.  WALTER.  BECK,  CHARLES  L., 

AMICK,  ROWELL  ^002  East  24th  St.,  N.  Portland,  Ore. 

1818  Filbert  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  BEIGLEY,  PARKS  C, 

ANDERSON,  EDWARD  W.  BERG,  ADOLPH  B., 

ANDERSON,  RUDOLPH  A.  764  Missouri  Ave.,  Portland,  Ore. 

ARMSTRONG,  HERBERT  N.,  BERKE,  PETER  R., 

Route  "A"  Gresham,  Ore.  Gresham,  Ore. 

ASHER,  ABRAHAM,  BESS,  HENRY, 

BACKMAN,  EMIL,  63d  U.  S.  Infantry. 

4418  Howe  St.,  Oakland,  Cal.  BLAKE,  WILLIAM  P., 

BAKER,  JESSE  S.  c/o  Standard  Oil  Co.,  Portland,  Ore. 

BARTINI,  LEODATO.  BLAZER,  HARRY. 

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ENLISTED 

BLOSSE,  ADAM. 
BODAH,  ROY  I., 

P.  O.  Box  74,  Richland,  Ore. 
BOSWELL,  LEONARD, 

274  N.  2ist  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
BOTHE,  REINHOLD, 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
BOURGEOISE,  EUGENE, 

Troutdale,  Ore. 
BROWN,  LEE  H. 
BUCKLEY,  JOHN  A., 

1 153  Woodward  Ave.,  Portland,  Ore. 
BUELOW,  FRANK  R., 

788  Williams  Ave.,  Portland,  Ore. 
CAMPBELL,  CLARENCE  A. 
CAPLIN,  ISADORE  H., 

Cherry  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
CARLISLE,  GEORGE  V. 
CARNEY,  EDWARD  W., 

278  Cook  Ave.,  Portland,  Ore. 
CARROLL,  HARVEY  G. 
CARTWRIGHT,  CLIFTON  P., 

1326  North  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
CERMAK,  WILLIAM. 
CHAxNCEY,  JOE  L., 

Gold  Butte,  Mont. 
CHENEY,  EVERETT  W. 
CHIMIENTI,  FRANK, 

405  E.  Market  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
CHYLEK,  FRED. 
CLASSEN,  HENRY  S., 

93  N.  Sixth  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
CLOUD,  WILLIAM  L., 

2519  Lombard  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal 
CONNER,  LESLIE  L. 
CONNOLLY,  NED, 

Burns,  Harney  Co.,  Ore. 
CORNUTT,  EDDIE  L. 
COZAKOS,  PANAGIOTAS, 

129  Russell   St.,  Portland,  Ore. 

CRADIC,  FRED, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  I,  Piedmont,  Mo. 
CRASE,  FRANK  E. 

CUNNINGHAM,  JOHN  W., 
c/o  William  Boyce,  Baker,  Ore. 

CURTISS,  WILLIAM. 

GUSHING,  INDOSTIN  B., 

494  vSixth  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

DAMRON,  HOWARD  L., 

U.  S.  Army.    Sgt.  63d  Infantry, 


MEN  (Coadnued) 

D'ANGELES,  UMBERTO, 

537   N.   W.   Front  St.,   New   Bedford, 
Mass. 
DANIELS,  HILBERT. 
DANLEY,  JOSEPH  W., 

P.  O.  Box  164,  Halsey,  Ore. 
DAVIS,  FRED  E., 

Mount  Pulaski,  111. 
DAVIS,  STEWART  D., 

621  Leo  Ave.,  Portland,  Ore. 
DAVIS,  WALTER  L. 
DALY,  JOHN  A. 
DENOVAN,  EARL  E. 
DINSDALE,  ALDICE  O. 
DIXON,  LAWRENCE, 
3 13 1    Mersington  Ave.,   Kansas   City, 
Mo. 
DOBBINS,  THOMAS. 
DOUGHERTY,  WALTER. 
DO  WENS,  WALTER  N., 

Cottage  Grove,  Ore. 
DRURY,  WALTER  E., 

Coburg,  Ore. 
DUNBAR,  LAWRENCE. 
DUNHAM,  FRANK, 

Panama  City,  Rep.  of  Panama. 
DUKE,  CHARLES  A., 

Pennsylvania  College,  Gettysburg,  Pa. 
DYSERT,  FRAZIER  L., 

Roseburg,  Ore. 
ELLIS,  HAROLD  S., 

741  Hoyt  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
FAWVER,  HENRY  F., 

Portland,  Ore. 
FAZZALORI,  SALVATORO, 

Portland,  Ore. 
FEARING,  EDWARD  A., 

22  E.  53d  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 
FESCHNER,  JOHN. 
PINLEY,  GUY  B., 

Coquille,  Ore. 
FLINT,  HERBERT  E., 

Portland,  Ore. 
FLOCCHINI,  EMILIO. 
FOLEY,  DONALD, 

766  Cleveland  Ave.,  Portland,  Ore. 
FRANCIS,  ALFRED  G. 
FREDEN,  CHARLES  E., 

218  E.  Ashley  Place,  San  Antonio,  Tex. 
FREDERICK,  HARRY, 
West  Pullman,  111. 


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353 


ENLISTED 

FRIES,  FRANK  H., 

Sail  Francisco,  Cal. 
GALVIN,  JOHN  T. 
GEIRY,  THOMAS  C, 
GIBSON,  ROBERT  L., 

Box  731,  Globe,  Gila  Co.,  Ariz. 
GILBERT,  ARTHUR. 
GILLESPIE,  LEE  R., 

Aira  Long,  Santa  Rosa,  Cal. 
GLOVER,  RALPH, 

Mexico,  Mo. 
GORDNER,  FRANK, 

Hawthorne  Ave.,  Portland,  Ore. 
GRAY,  LOUIS  B., 

543  Waterloo  Street,  Detroit,  Mich. 
GREENSTRAND,  WILLIAM. 
GRIFFIN,  TROY  E., 
GRIFFITH,  LESLIE  A., 

63d  U.  S.  Infantry. 
GRONDAHL,  SIGURD, 

E.  65th  and  Division  Sts.,  Portland,  O 
GRUBAUGH,  WILLIAM  P. 
HANNA,  SAMUEL, 

6360  Foster  Road,  Portland,  Ore. 
HANSON,  FREEMAN  H. 
HALL,  HENRY  F. 
HARRINGTON,  GEORGE  A. 
HARRIS,  WILLIAM  L., 

Nipinnawasee,  Cal. 
HARRYMAN,  JOHN  W. 
HASSINGER,  HARRY  C, 

18  N.  Grant  Street,  Lewistown,  Pa 
HAWES,  DURLAND  M. 
HAWTHORN,  JAMES  F. 
HELMS,  AUTHIA  W. 
HENKE,  DANIEL  M., 

Kenwood,  Sonoma  Co.,  Cal. 
HICKS,  WILLIAM  P., 

Jordan  Valley.  Ore. 
HILDRETH,  CHARLES  F., 

McFarland,  Kern  Co.,  Cal. 
HOOKER,  JESS  C. 
HOWARD,  CLAUDE    H. 
HUNTSMAN,  ANSEL, 

P.  O.  Box  5,  Fillmore,  Utah. 
HURLBURT,  EMMETT, 

149  Ashland  Ave.,  Ocean  Park,  Cal 
HUTCHISON,  BALLARD, 

Norden,  Neb. 
HYAMS.   MAX. 


MEN  (Contiaued) 

ILOG,  AL  B., 

61  Capp  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
INMAN,  HUGH. 
IVERSON,  OLAF  M., 

882  ist  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 
JAMES,  RALPH  L., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  6,  Pendleton,  Ore. 
JERMAN,  HARLAN  W., 

Salem,  Ore. 
JOHNSON,  JABEZ  L., 

Portland,  Ore. 
JOHNSON,  JOHN  A. 
JONES,  MARNEY, 

Matoon,  111. 
JORDAN,  HERBERT, 

575  Main  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 
KACKER,  GEORGE  E., 

Oakland,  Cal. 
KALMBACH,  JESSE  N., 

Palmer  Junction,  Ore. 
re.     KELLER,  HOWARD  S., 

Ontario,  Ore. 
KELLEY,  EARL  S., 

Henderson,  Kansas. 
KIDD,  WILLIAM  H. 
KILBRIDGE,  WILLIAM  I., 

378  Liberty  St.,  Newburgh,  N.  Y. 
KNAPP,  CHARLEY  J., 

Marion,  Iowa. 
KNOWLES,  HAROLD  B. 
KOSHOSHEK,  TONY, 

2469    Lombard    St.,    San     Francisco, 
Cal. 
KRIZ,  JAMES  H. 
KROPP,  ALFRED  W., 

Hurley,  New  Mexico. 
KUISMANEN,  MATTI, 

828  Missouri  Ave.,  Portland,  Ore. 
KUKASHUK,  MIKE. 
KYLO,  AXEL, 

Wilsonville,  Ore. 
LACURE,  DAVID  O. 
LANSING,  JAMES  H. 

LARSEN,  SOFUS, 
Portland,  Oregon. 

LAUDERBACK,  LEONARD  R., 
R.  R.  "A,"  Gresham,  Ore. 

LAVINE,  WILLIAM  E. 

LERNO,  EMIL. 

LEHMAN,  CLARENCE  A. 


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ENLISTED  MEN  {Continued) 


LEWIS,  AARON, 

Fort  ^lason,  Cal. 
LEWIS,  ALVIN, 

Crow,  Ore. 
LEWIS,  WILLIAM  H., 

Bellflower,  Cal. 
LEOXARDI,  JACK. 
LICHTENSTEIN,  DAVID. 
LOPEZ,  ANTONIO. 
LURIE,  OSCAR. 
LUDVIKSEN,  JOHN, 

Silverton,  Ore. 
LUSBY,  WILLIAM. 
LYNCH,  JOHN  P., 

34  Casiet  St.,  Waterbury,  Conn. 
MacINNES,  JOHN  L., 

217  Cherry  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
MAKAR,  JOHN  F., 

514  Lenn  Ave.,  Johnstown,  Pa. 
MAINERI,  BARTOLOMEO, 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
MANKIN,  JOSEPH  E., 

324  Sill  St.,  Chrisman,  111. 
MARLAND,  WILLIAM, 

Cy'o  California  Golf  Club,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 
MARRIOTT,  LOREN  C, 

Soda  Springs,  Idaho. 
MASSER,  ASCHILLE. 
MATTES,  JOSEPH. 
MAXEY,  ROBERT, 

Ono,  Shasta  Co.,  Cal. 
MAZIORKA,  ALBERT. 
MAZZA,  ANTONICO, 

2015  Morris  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
McCARTY,  WILLIE, 

Baterburg,  S.  C. 
McCONE,  JAMES, 

Fairmont  Hotel,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

McDonald,  robert  e., 

Rodondo  Beach,  Cal. 

McINTYRE,  PATRICK  J. 

McKENNA,  ARTHUR  K., 

1 121  Treat  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

MEI,  ANTONIO, 

262  E.  30th  St.,  New  York  City,  N.  Y. 

MEIER,  ALBIN, 
Hamilton,  Ohio. 

MERZ,  EMIL. 

MEYER,  ERNEST. 


MIGLINO,  NICOLA  D., 

1814  S.  Camas  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
MIKUNDO,  STANISLAW 
MILEK,  ADAM, 

2  Cross  Street,  South  Troy,  N.  Y. 
MILLER,  ARTHUR  A., 

Box  249,  Norfolk,  Neb. 
MILLER,  CLARENCE  A., 

Portland,  Ore. 
MILLER,  FRANK  H. 
MILLER  HENRY  C, 

Blooming  Grove,  Pa. 
MILLER,  MARVIN  M., 

Montoya,  New  Mexico 
MILES,  ROBERT  E. 

Portland,  Ore. 
MINTZER,  WILLIAM. 
MOEHLE,  CHARLES  F., 

708  South  Ave.,  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 
MOLINAS,  JOSEPH. 
MOLINARO,  GIUSEPPE, 

United  States  Hotel,  Front  St.,  Portland, 
Ore. 
MONACO,  ANTONIO, 

Harlowton,  Mont. 
MONKIEVICZ,  CHARLES, 

330  Popular  St.  Shenandoah,  Pa. 
MONOHAN,  JOHN  P., 

63  Far  Oak  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
MONTI,  LUIGI, 

355  Ansine  Ave.,  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 
MONTAGUE,  ROBERT  C, 

Baltimore,  Md. 
MOORE,  FRITZ  G., 

Portland,  Maine. 
MORGAN,  MILTON  P., 

1809  West  St.,  Oakland,  Cal. 
MORROW,  VITOR. 
MUNRO,  JAMES  F. 
MURPHY,  HARLEY  M., 

Burley  Springs,  W.  Va. 
MURPHY,  FRANCIS  G., 

Mathilda  Ave.,  Sunnyvale,  Cal. 
MURREY,  ROY  W. 

2567  Bush  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
MURTAUGH,  HARRY, 

434  Mercer  Ave.,  Decatur,  Ind. 

MUSSO,  PEDEL  S., 
Bowman,  Cal. 

MOOMAW,  CLEVE  V., 
Cumberland,  Md. 


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355 


McGAVOCK,  DANIEL  E., 

Webster,  N.  Y.,  or  Bonita,  Cal. 
NAKAYA,  HISTUNE, 

86  N.  loth  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
NATHAN,  LOUIS, 

2088  Bond  St.  Baltimore,,  Md. 
NELKE,  JOHN  P., 

2532  Foster  Road,  Baltimore,  Md. 
NEPSTAD,  LARS. 
NEWCOMB,  ROMIE  J. 

433  South  Robinson  St.,  Baltimore,  Md, 
NEWMAN,  WILLIAM  P. 
NICHOLSON,  ALPHONSO  D. 
NICOLARDI,  GIUSEPPE, 

133  Romyn  St.,  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 
OBLANDER,  EDWARD  C, 

c/o  Lyric  Theater,  Portland,  Ore. 
O'DONNELL,  HUGH  A., 

East  Mauch  Chunk,  Pa. 
O'DOWD,  PAUL, 

150  E.  97th  St.,  New  York  City,  N.  Y. 

OGDEN,  CLIFFORD  S., 

58  Central  Ave.,  Waterbury,  Conn. 
O'KEEFFE,  EDWIN  H., 

Ill  E.  Grace  St.,  Richmond,  Va. 
OLDHAM,  JOHN  H. 

Beaumont,  Tex. 

OLIO,  CARMELO, 

311  So.  8th  Street,  Reading,  Pa. 
OLNEY,  CLANT  C, 

Arivaco,  Arizona. 
OLSSON,  ELVING  A., 

3335  24th  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
ORSINI,  PETE, 

517  Main  Street,  FoUansbec,  W.  Va. 
OSFIELD,  WILLIAM  W., 

428  Sacramento  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 
OSTLUND,  WERNER  O., 

263  Carl  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
OSTROM,  ALFRED, 

136  Washington  St.,  Gosam,  Ohio. 

OSTROM,  CARL  G., 

649  E.  52d  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 
OTTAVIANO,  SETAFINO, 

236  7th  Ave.,  Waterbilt,  N.  Y. 

OTTO,  SAMUEL, 

286  Sherman  St.,  Passaic,  N.  J. 

OWEN,  HARRY. 

PAINTER,  LEE, 

Heppner,  Ore. 
PANTALEONI,  VITTORIO. 


ENLISTED  MEN  (Continued) 

PARKS,  ELFONZO. 


PARKS,  FLOYD  B., 

512  N.  Pulaski  Street,  Baltimore,  Md. 
PARKS,  FRANK. 

PARKS,  ROY  E. 
PARSONS,  LEROY. 
PATTERSON,  ESTEL, 

808  Front  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 
PATTERvSON,  HERBERT  J., 

Martha,  W.  Va. 
PAUL,  JOSEPH, 

2341  Lubeck  Street,  Chicago,  111. 
PEARSON,  THEODORE, 

544  Overton  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 
PEDERSEN,  PEDER  R., 

Gresham,  Ore. 
PERRY,  SPENCER. 
PETRAK,  STEVE, 

118  Lawrence  St.,  Middletown,  Pa. 
PETRLAK,  OLDRICH  R., 

Carlton   Ave.   and   Watson    St.,    East 
Islip,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 
PETRELLI,  ADAMO, 

Redding,  Shasta  Co.,  Cal. 
PETROWSKI,  FRANK, 

412  Arlington  St.,  Shenandoah,  Pa. 
PEYTON,  McKINLEY, 

Milton,  W.  Va. 
PILENZO,  MICHELE, 

145  Bomyn  St.,  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 
PINCHEFSKY,  JACOB, 

2117  E.  Monument  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

PINKOWSKI,  THEODORE. 

PIPER,  CLARENCE  E. 

POILES,  DOSS. 

POLO,  FRANK, 

1437  Farnot  Street,  Philadtelphia,  Pa. 

PONTON,  NELSON  B., 
Frederick,  Md. 

POPOVITCH,  MARKO. 

PULLEY,  ORA  M., 
Hubbard,  Ore. 

PUTTEN,  WALTER  V., 

2605  Steiner  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

QUINN,  JAMES  E., 
Shamokin,  Pa. 

QUINN,  MARTIN  A., 

705  Forrest  Street,  Baltimore,  Md. 

RADASSKI,  JACOB, 

123  Dector  Street,  Trenton,  N.  J. 


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Los  Angeles, 


RAGUSA,  PAOLO, 

437  S.  Center  St.,  Schenectad}^  N.  Y 
RAKIEWICZ,  TEDDY, 

4  Florence  Ave.,  Evan.ston,  111. 
RECORDS,  ROBERT  E., 

1114K    E.    2 1  St    Street, 
Cal. 

REDDING,  CHARLES  A., 

Coffeen,  111. 
REED,  ANTWINE  L., 

Blachly,  Lane  Co.,  Ore. 
REED,  CHARLES, 

R.  F.  D.  I,  Homer  City,  Pa. 
REEVES,  RAYMOND, 

Manassas,  Va. 

REYNOLDS,  ARCHIE, 

Grant's  Pass,  Ore. 
RHINEVAULT,  ASA  A., 

Eugene,  Ore. 

RHOADES,  EDWARD  W., 

Dauphin,  Pa. 
RICE,  ASHBY  L., 

209  Walnut  Ave.,  Covington,  Va. 
RICHARDS,  HARRY, 

157  Pike  Street,  Middletown,  Pa. 
RICHTER,  JOHN  R., 

2 1 51  Loth  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
RIDER,  CHARLES  E., 

1318  Marshall  St.,  Benwood,  W.  Va. 
RIDGATE,  THOMAS  H.,  JR., 

Corcoran  Street,  Washington,  D.  C. 
RINDERLE,  HARRY, 

Pine  Street,  Gallipolis,  Ohio. 
RIZOR,  GEORGE  A., 

Durkee,  Ore. 
ROBERTS,  JOSEPH  R. 

1309  Howard  Ave.,  Burlington,  Cal. 
ROBERTS,  RUSSELL  S., 

Luck  and  Vine  Sts.,  Zanesville,  Ohio, 
ROCHE,  TERRY, 

5240  May  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

ROGERS,  WILLIAM  L., 
Milton,  W.  Va. 

ROSE,  ROLLA. 

ROSENBAUM,  JAMES  J. 

ROSSER,  ROBERT, 
Lynchburg,  Va. 

ROTOXDO,  FRANCESCO, 
280  Fifth  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 

RULEY,  WILLIAM  B., 
Barboursville,  W.  Va. 


ENLISTED  MEN  {Continued) 

RUSH,  MELVIN, 

722  N.  5th  Street,  Martins  Ferry,  Ohio. 
RUSCHENBERG,  ALEXANDER, 
Alcatraz,  Cal. 

RUSSELL,  LLOYD  L., 

325  Green  Street,  Baltimore,  Md. 
RUSSELL,  RAY, 

Trowbridge,  111. 
RYAN,  JOHN  J., 

439  Pioneer  Street,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
SAFTENBERG,  MAX. 
SANTANGELO,  FRANK, 

519  East  Street,  Baltimore,  Md. 
SARTORI,  HARRY, 

San  Luis  Obispo,  Cal. 
SATER,  PAUL, 

708  Maxwell  Ave.,  Spokane,  Wash. 
SAYRE,  RONALD  E., 

Route  I,  Cottage  Villa,  W.  Va. 
SAYSSET,  ACHILLES, 

1224  Ninth  Ave.,  Oakland,  Cal. 
SCHELLER,  GEORGE  W., 

2325  E.  Fayette  Street,  Baltimore,  Md. 

SCHIER,  WILLIAM  A., 

1 1 13  Riverside  Ave.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

SCHMALGEMEYER,  FREDERICK, 
1610  Clarkson  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

SCHMITT,  FRED  J., 

1258  N.  29th  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

SCHNEIDER,  ALBERT  A., 

704  W.  King  Street,  Martinsburg,  W. 
Va. 
SCHOBER,  FRANK. 

SCHOETTLE,  HUGO  P., 

2410  Talbot  Ave.,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

SCHOICHET,  ELIAS, 

326  E.  i02d  St.,  New  York,  N.  Y. 
SCHUBERT,  EMIL. 

SCHULTZ,  CHARLES  R., 
17th  U.  S.  Infantry. 

SCHULZE,  EDWIN  P., 

566  Market  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 

SCHWARTZ,  JULIUS, 

911    Whitlock  Ave.,   Bronx   Co.,   New 
York  City,  N.  Y. 

SCHWECHTEN,  WILLIAM, 

Sgt.,  63d  Infantry. 

SCONYERS,  WALTER  H. 
SCOTT,  PIARRYA. 
SCOTT,  JOHN  A. 


Company  "G 


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ENLISTED  MEN  (Continued) 


SCOTT,  JOHN  A., 

La  Grande,  Ore. 
SEGHERS,  JOSEPH  P. 
SENDLEBACK,  ALOYSIUS  J., 

17th  U.  S.  Infantry.    (915  Isabella  St., 
Newport,  Ky.) 
SEPULVEDA,  WILLIAM  M., 
SHANE,  FRED  P., 

254  E.  63d  Street  N.,  Portland,  Ore. 
SHAW,  EVERETT  H. 
SHERWOOD,  NORMAN. 
SHOFF,  GEORGE  E. 
SHUTTS,  RALPH, 

17th  U.  S.  Infantry. 
SIGMAN,  CHARLES, 

645  Washington  Street,  Eugene,  Ore. 
SKILES,  SIMON  P., 

17th  U.  S.  Infantry. 
SLETTO,  HENRY, 

Fergus  Falls,  Minn. 
SMITH,  BERNARD, 

Stockton,  Cal. 
SMITH,  DUDLEY  E., 

218  Pine  Street,  Monterey,  Cal. 
SMITH,  FRANK, 

Box  18,  Crockett,  Cal. 
SMITH,  HAROLD. 
SMITH,  HIKO, 

R.  F.  D.  I,  Parkersburg,  Iowa. 
SOLUM,  OLAI, 

Silverton,  Ore. 
SPIVEY,  FURMAN. 
SNYDER,  FRANCIS  M., 

Lowe  II,  Lane  Co.,  Ore. 
STEINHAUER,  HAROLD, 

848  nth  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 
STELZER,  PAUL, 

Stockton,  Cal. 

STOMER,  BENJAMIN  W., 
Aurora,  Ore. 

STOUT,  CAREY  C, 

STRAIT,  ELBERT  W. 

STURDEVANT,  HERBERT  H., 
29  E.  Kilpatrick  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 

SULLENS,  ROBERT  D., 

SWANSON,  AXEL  N., 

207K  N.  i8th  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 
SWINKOSKI,  FRED  V., 

1625  Polk  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

THIBODEAU,  ARTHUR  J. 


THOMSON,  DAVID  G., 

Gean,  Nevada. 
THOMSON,  STANLEY  A., 

Eugene,  Oregon. 
TIMSON,  JOSEPH  E. 
TOMME,  GUSTAAF, 

Lompoc,  Cal. 
TOPEL,  FRANK, 

Riverside,  Cal. 
TRAIL,  RUFUS  R., 

Oakville,  Wash. 
ULLRICH,  FRED  J., 

Burbank,  Wash. 
UTSLER,  DONALD  E., 

747  E.  Broadway,  Long  Beach,  Cal. 
VALENTINE,  BRUNO, 

347  nth  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 
VALK,  HENRY  R., 

Hollywood,  Cal. 
VAN  DONINCK,  AUGUST, 

P.  O.  Box  201,  Gresham,  Ore. 
VAN  HOAREN,  JEROME  A., 

Ichteghem,  West  Flanders,  Belgium. 
VEAYO,  JOSEPH  F., 

34  Spring  Street,  Bangor,  Maine. 
VOLGAMORE,  THOMAS  O., 

Silverton,  Ore. 
WALKER,  JOHN, 

393  Stanton  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 
WALLACE,  GEORGE  J., 

17th  U.  S.  Infantry. 

WALTERS,  AUGUSTUS  N. 

WALTERS,  FREEMAN  W., 
624  West  Street,  Oakland,  Cal. 

WALSH,  JAMES  M., 

Valley  Center,  San  Diego  Co.,  Cal. 

WALSH,  JOSEPH  C.  B., 

242  Fourth  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

WARRICK,  ROY  C. 

WATERS,  FRANK  R., 

165  Mills  Ave.,  Memphis,  Tenn. 

WATKINS,  ROY  E. 

WATSON,  JOHN, 
R.  R.  3,  Eugene,  Ore. 

WEBER,  CHRIS  R. 

WEIGANDT,  GEORGE. 

WEIMERT,  ROSCOE  E., 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 

WEINSHENK,  CHARLES,  JR., 

704  Market  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


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WENZEL,  WILLIAM, 

331    E.  36th  Street,   New  York  City, 
N.  Y. 


WELSH,  WILLIAM  M., 
Eureka,  Cal. 

WEST,  OSCAR, 
Alexander,  Maine. 

WHEELER,  ALFRED  F., 
Presidio  of  S.  F.,  Cal. 

WHEELER,  BYRL. 

WHEELER,  GRANT  E., 

1 701  "O"  Street,  Sacramento,  Cal 

WILLIAMS,  HUBBARD, 
Blackstone,  Va. 


ENLISTED  MEN  (Continued) 

WILSON,  JOSEPH  D., 

Rufus,  Ore. 
WOODCOCK,  CARL, 

Malheur,  Ore. 
WRIGHT,  MARTIN  W., 

112  E.  75th  St.  N.,  Portland,  Ore. 
WYMAN,  RALPH  W., 

Gen.  Del.,  Aberdeen,  Wash. 
YORK,  ROY. 
ZACCHEO,  GIUSEPPE, 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
ZAJEBAL,  ADOLF, 

3257  West  26th  St.,  Chicago,  111. 
ZOPPI,  ALFRED  M., 

Petaluma,  Cal. 


Company  "H" 

CAPTAIN 
JOHNSON,  NEAL  C,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

FIRST  LIEUTENANTS 

DBAS,  H.  ALSTON,  HADDOCK,  GARTH  B., 

San  Francisco  CaL  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

WHITE,  HARRY  A.,  Tacoma,  Wash. 

SECOND  LIEUTENANTS 

MUELLER,  ERWIN  J.  HOWELL,  WILLIAM  K., 

Chicago,  111.  Lumberton,  N.  C. 

FIRST  SERGEANT 

RUSH,  BENJAMIN,  Bakersfield,  Cal. 

SUPPLY  SERGEANT 

CHANEY,  OLLIE  R.,  Dogwood,  Mo. 

MESS  SERGEANT 
ELDRIDGE,  JOHN,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

SERGEANTS 

WARRICK,  THOMAS  C,  MASON,  PATRICK  J., 

U.  S.  Army.  Seattle,  Wash. 

ALLYN,  ROYAL  B.,  GOSLINE,  ROBERT, 

Ewing,  Ind.  Richview,  111. 

HAWRALA,  JOSEPH,  PACKER,  MALCOM, 

Cleveland,  Ohio.  Payette,  Idaho. 

SOMERSON,  MORRIS,  FEELEY,  FRED, 

Philadelphia..  Pa.  Prairie  du  Chien,  Wis. 

MEEKER,  ROBERT,  BESS,  HENRY, 

Fisher,  Ark.  Vallejo,  Cal. 

NARRAMORE,  GILLIS,  Harriman,  Tenn. 

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LEPAPE,  EDWARD  A., 
Sonora,  Cal. 

SMOLASESYK,  WLADYSLAW, 
Chicago,  111. 

AYLESWORTH,  GEORGE  O., 

Sacramento,  Cal. 
COPE,  ROY  P., 

Elgin,  Ore. 

O'MEARA,  THOMAS  F., 

Junction  City,  Kan. 
BLUMHAGEN,  HENRY, 

Hoboken,  N.  J. 
EBERHARDT,  JOHN, 

Monessen,  Pa. 

BARTHELSON,  HAROLD  C, 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
FISHER,  GUY  H., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
RUSH,  HIRAAI  S., 

Suisun,  Cal. 

SMALLEY,  HAROLD  A., 

Mt.  Auburn,  Iowa. 
SCHAFFER,  HARRY  W., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
SMITH,  PEARL  R., 

U.  S.  Army. 

VASCIK,  GEORGE, 
Ford  City,  Pa. 

KREVITZ, 


CORPORALS 

DESMOND,  ARGYLE  L., 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
SUTER,  JOHN, 

Seattle,  Wash. 
KILDA,  APOLINAROS, 

Chicago,  111. 
REY,  MOSES  B., 

Berkeley,  Cal. 
STEFFAN,  LOUIS, 

Canton,  O. 
CHAPMAN,  ALFRED  L., 

Condon,  Ore. 
EPPERSON,  JACK, 

Moody,  Tex. 
BURKHALTER,  JOHN  E., 

Dallas,  Ore. 
CONKLIN,  HAROLD  R., 

San  Diego,  Cal. 
FITZGERALD,  MAURICE  W. 

San  Luis,  Obispo,  Cal. 
FLEMING,  GEORGE  R., 

Oklahoma  City,  Okla. 
GARNER,  GLENN  C, 

Homer,  N.  Y. 
KENNEDY,  RALPH  C, 

Martel  ,  O. 
KEILY,  EDWARD  J., 

Sugar  Pine,  Cal. 
STEPHEN,   Benicia,  Cal. 


BELLAND,  JOE  H., 

Stambaugh,  Mich. 
GOODMAN,  ROY, 
Oakland,  Ore. 


COOKS 


MATTES,  JOSEPH, 

Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
PAILLEFER,  HERBERT  A., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 


MECHANICS 


ANDRYSEK,  FRANK, 

Chicago,  111. 
JOHNSON,  CHRISTIAN  W., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 


SEIBEL,  WAYNE  E., 
Defiance,  O. 

WEST,  JAMES  D., 
Coquille,  Ore. 


BUGLER— FIRST  CLASS 
HIRSCH,  DAVID,  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 


BUGLER 

FATA,  STEVE,  Filbert,  Pa. 


<<TJ'» 


Company  **H 


361 


PRIVATES- 

REGGER,  JOHN  T., 
Bangor,  Mich. 

BRETT,  GEORGE  M., 
Korbel,  Gal. 

BRINNON,  RALPH  A., 
Wilmington,  Cal. 

BROWN,  HAROLD  M. 
Portland  Ore. 

BUSCHMANN,  ELLIS  U., 
Chico,  Cal. 

CASAL,  JAMES, 
Oakland,  Cal. 

CATCHING,  CLARENCE  M., 
Pendleton,  Ore. 

CHAPMAN,  JOSEPH  B., 
Gate  City,  111. 

COFFEY,  HENRY  H., 
Hammond,  Ore. 

COPELAND,  HIRAM  W., 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

DELETER,  MACK, 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 

ELLIS,  FLOYD  I., 
Octave,  Ariz. 

FISHER,  CHARLES  F., 
Bend,  Ore. 

FRY,  CLARENCE, 
Phoenix,  Ore. 

GETMAN,  CHARLES  S., 
Bly,  Ore. 

GONZALES,  ANTONIO  C, 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

HERMAN,  WILLIAM  F., 
Selma,  Ore. 

HOLMES,  ROBERT  H., 
Central  Point,  Ore. 

JENSEN,  JENS  C, 

Whiteson,  Ore. 
JOHNSON,  CHRISTIAN, 

Point  Terrace,  Ore. 
KOCH,  WILLIAM  C.  H., 

Ferryville,  Wis. 
LAMB,  ASA  C, 

Roseburg,  Ore. 
LANG,  JOSEPH  L., 

Sublimity,  Ore. 
LEHRBERGER,  SAMUEL  J., 

Mountain  View,  Cal. 
LUCAS,  ROY  E., 

Kokomo,  Ind. 


-FIRST  CLASS 

McCALLISTER,  ROBERT  E. 
Kirby,  Ore. 

McGOWAN,  WALTER  F., 
Richmond,  Cal. 

METCALF,  JOHN  B., 
Albany,  Ore. 

MILLER,  JOE, 
Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

MILLER,  LORY, 
Leland,  Ore. 

MURPHY,  PATRICK  T., 
Legrande,  Ore. 

NASH,  MONIE, 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 

NELSON,  GEHN  S., 
Fairview,  Ore. 

NILSEN,  MARTIN  L., 
Astoria,  Ore. 

OBRIST,  ALVIN  R., 
Albany,  Ore. 

POTTER,  EDWARD  C, 

Emmett,  Idaho. 

SAYRE,  STANLEY  G., 
Trimble,  O. 

SAYRE,  VERN  H., 
Trimble,  O. 

SCHNEIDER,  ARTHUR  J., 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

SCHWING,  RUDOLPH, 
Cincinnati,  O. 

SILVERIA,  JOE, 
San  Juan,  Cal. 

STREAMER,  MELVIN  E., 
Saskatchewan,  Can. 

SULLIVAN,  HAROLD  N., 
Carlisle,  Iowa. 

TANGEN,  BENJAMIN, 

Reno,  Wash. 
THOMAS,  LLOYD  H., 

Stanfield,  Ore. 
TREBELL,  HARRY  J., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
TRENGOVE,  WILLIAM  J., 

San  Andreas,  Cal. 
USTICK,  JOY  A., 

Modesto,  Cal. 
UTZINGER,  HENRY,  JR., 

Denver,  Col. 
WILLIAMS,  LOUIS, 

Schurz,  Nev. 


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PRIVATES— FIRST  CLASS  (Continued) 

WILMOTH,  THEODORE,  WLAHOVICH,  RADUN  M., 

Fresno,  Cal.  Portland,  Ore. 

WOOD,.  LUTHER  D.,     Berne,  N.  Y. 


PRIVATES 


ANERES,  STEVAN, 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
BARKLEY,  WATSOX  C, 

Klamath  Falls,  Ore. 
BECKNELL,  ROY  H., 

Hanford,  Cal. 
BOLAND,  PETER, 

Ely,  Nev. 
BOWIE,  PHILIP  R., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
CARBONE,  CUSTER, 

New  York,  N.  Y. 
CARLOS,  WALTER, 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
CAVAGNARO,  ANGELO  A., 

Mariposa,  Cal. 
CHAxMBERLAIN,  LOUIS  M., 

Oakland,  Cal. 
CHARLTON,  JOHN, 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
CONRAD,  SHERMAN  R., 

Springfield,  Ore. 
COTTON,  CHARLES  J., 

Grants  Pass,  Ore. 
CUMMINGS,  LUKE  V., 

Elk  Garden,  W.  Va. 
DAMRON,  BIRD, 

Breading,  W.  Va. 
DAVIS,  WILLIAM  M., 

Carrysville,  O. 
DOVE,  WILLIAM  T. 

Danville,  Va. 
DUGAN,  MATTHEW  E., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
FAZIOLA,  NICK, 

Irwin,  Pa. 
FINFROCK,  ROBERT  W., 

Mountain  View,  Cal. 
FISHER,  FRANK, 

U.  S.  Army. 
FREEMAN,  ROBERT  B., 

Seattle,  Wash. 
GATTUSO,  ANDREA, 

Paulsboro,  N.  J. 
GERSTENBERGER,  CHARLES, 

Lincoln,  Neb. 


GLENNAN,  FRANCIS  P., 

Woodbine,  Md. 
GOMES,  JOHN, 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
GRIGSBY,  WILLIAM, 

Central  Point,  Ore. 
GUNNING,  THOMAS  W., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
HELPER,  DAVID  I., 

Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
HILL,  PHILIP, 

Anacorte,  Wash. 
HUNT,  LESTER  O., 

Ash  wood.  Ore. 
KEIL,  WILLIAM  F., 

Aurora,  Ore. 
KLEMMICK,  JOHN, 

Baltimore,  Md. 
LANDREBE,  ELMER  G., 

Richmond,  Cal. 
LENSTROM,  EDWARD, 

Dallas,  Ore. 
LOVE,  LENARD, 

San  Luis,  Obispo,  Cal. 
LUCHETTE,  FRANCESCO, 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
MANGIANTINI,  SILVIO, 

Portland,  Ore. 
MARTINEZ,  ANGELO  B., 

Pleasanton,  Cal. 
McCOY,  JOHN  W., 

Oakland,  Cal. 
McMILLIN,  LEWIS  E., 

Crabtree,  Ore. 
METTIE,  JOSEPH  L., 

Ukiah,  Ore. 
MICHAEL,  EMIL  O., 

Willits,  Cal. 
MIKKELSON,  CARL, 

Gervais,  Ore. 
MILLSPAUGH,  VOLNEY  S., 

Carleton,  Ore. 
MINTHORN,  WILBUR, 

Pendleton,  Ore. 
OLSON,  ALFRED  E., 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


UTTM 


Company  "H 


363 


PRIVATES 


O'NEIL,  MIKE  J., 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
OSBORNE    LLOYD, 

Portland,  Ore. 
PACHECO,  JOHN  J., 

Oakland  Cal. 
PAOLA,  TONEY, 

Gaston,  Ore. 
PAPAYIANOPOULOS,  VLASIOS, 

Flagstaflf,  Ariz. 
PARSICK,  JULIUS  P., 

Newark,  N.  J. 
PEACOCK,  JESSE  C, 

Seymour,  Ind. 
PENNINGTON,  PARIS  A., 

Sacramento,  Cal. 
PETERSEN,  RICHARD  H., 

Ash,  Ore. 
PETERSON,  ELMER  J., 

Fresno,  Cal. 
PHILLIPS,  BERRY, 

Areata,  Cal. 
PIENOVI,  FEDERICO, 

Milwaukee,  Ore. 
PLANT,  CALVIN, 

Salem,  Ore. 
PORTER,  ALBERT, 

Fresno,  Cal. 
REDDICK,  WILLIAM  J., 

Downs,  Kan. 
REISER,  GEORGE, 

Sherwood,  Ore. 
RILEY,  EUGENE, 

Waterbury,  Conn. 
RUNNER,  KENNETH, 

Salem,  Ore. 
SCHMITT,  EDWARD, 

Columbus,  O. 
SCHWABEL,  CHARLES  E., 

Upper  Sandusky,  O. 
SHEFFER,  RAYMOND  A., 

Washington,  D.  C. 
SHEPPARD,  ROBERT  O., 

Hoods  Mill,  Md. 
SIEGEL,  HARRY, 

New  York,  N.  Y. 
SIMMONS,  ERNIE  I., 

Sugar  Grove,  W.  Va. 
SINGER,  ARTHUR  E., 

Cincinnati,  O. 
SKINNER,  JOHN  F., 

Indian  Head,  Md. 


(Coatiaued) 

SKYTEN,  GUSTAV, 

Miami,  Ariz. 
SMITH,  CARL. 

Kentland,  Ind. 
SMITH,  RALPH  J., 

Vaneta,  Ore. 
STAMATELOPOULOS,  ALKIBIADES, 

Klamath  Falls,  Ore. 
SWEARS,  JAY, 

West  Day,  N.  Y. 
TANNACONE,  JOSEPH, 

WatervHet,  N.  Y, 
TEACHMAN,  WILLIAM  N., 

Florida,  N.  Y. 
TILTON,  ELMER, 

Gallipolis,  O. 
TORMOLLAN,  HARRY  J., 

Baltimore,  Md. 
TRENHAM,  DEWEY  H., 

Talcottville,  N.  Y. 
TURSHIANO,  GIUSEPPE, 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
VAN  BUSKIRK,  HOWARD  J., 

Troy,  N.  Y. 
VAN  DAM,  GEORGE  E., 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
VAN  DEUSEN,  WILLIAM, 

Maryland,  N.  Y. 
VAN  SICKLE,  JOHN  J., 

Valley  Cottage,  N.  Y. 
VAN  VORST,  GEORGE  H., 

Ballston  Lake,  N.  Y. 
VARGO,  JOSEPH, 

Rillton,  Pa. 
WALKER,  JOHN  D., 

Carlson,  Ore. 
WALTON,  ALFRED  J., 

Oakland,  Cal. 
WARNER,  CHARLIE  A., 

Circleville,  W.  Va. 
WATKINS,  ROBERT  L., 

Taiban,  N.  M. 
WATKINS,  ROY  B., 

Comstock,  Ore. 
WEISSENFELS,  ANTON  J., 

Harney,  Ore. 
WHITLOW,  CLARENCE  C, 

Pomona,  Cal. 
WILLIAMS,  HARRISON, 

Crescent  City,  Cal. 
WILSON,  CLAUDE, 

Jones  Springs,  W,  Va. 


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PRIVATES  {Continued) 

WILSON,  JOHN  J.,  YOUNGBLOOD,  HARVEY 

New  York,  N.  Y.  Berkeley  Springs,  W.  Va. 

WILSON,  LEVI  S.,  ZAMERZLA,  OTTO, 

Sicklerville,  N.  Y.  Chicago,  111. 

WINDHAM,  PERCY,  ZICCARDI,  TONY  C, 

Florence,  S.  C.  Portland,  Ore. 

WOLLENWEBER,  ARTHUR,  ZIMMERMAN,  JACOB, 

Baltimore,  Md.  San  Jacinto,  Cal. 


Third  Battalion  Staff 

MAJOR 

HOBBS,  LELAND  S. 

FIRST  LIEUTENANT 
CLARK,  OLIVER  R. 

SECOND  LIEUTENANT 

FIELD,  WILLIAM  E. 


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CAPTAIN 

MACK,  WALTER  A.,  27  Underwood  St.,  Springfield,  Mass. 

FIRST  LIEUTENANTS 

PURVIS,  ARTHUR  C,  COUGHLAN,  EDWARD  D.  J., 

Atlantic  Highlands,  N.  J.  Mankato,  Minn. 

SECOND  LIEUTENANT 

BOISSONNAULT,  HARRY,  2310  Colby  Ave.,  Everett,  Washington. 

FIRST  SERGEANT 

SHEEHY,  JOHN,  United  States  Army. 

MESS  SERGEANT 
CHAMBERS,  JAMES,  Red  Line,  Ohio. 

SUPPLY  SERGEANT 
COOK,  CHESTER  H.,  Pioche,  Nev. 

SERGEANTS 

HERRON,  CHARLES  E.,  NEEL,  REEDES  L., 

1509  East  Main  Street,    Columbus,  O.          Security,  Texas. 

FLAHERTY,  GUY  J.,  DEASY,  HARRY  A., 

Marquette,  Mich.  108  Athol  Street,  East  Oakland,  Cal. 

ECKARD,  HOMER  W.,  ENGLAND,  HENRY  T., 

San  Francisco,  Cal.  262  Dolores  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

SHORT,  CHARLEY  M.,  CARLETON,  WILLIAM  A., 

Cherry  Valley,  Ark.  645  47th  St.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

HANKS,  MINARD,  PENALUNA,  EDWARD, 

Ft.  Bidwell,  Cal.  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
HARLAN,  JACKSON  O.,     Fresno,  California. 

CORPORALS 

HARRIS,  THOMAS  L.,  LYNCH,  CHARLEY  A., 

Casseta,  Ga.  Neosho  Rapids,  Kan. 

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367 


CORPORALS 


LASALLE,  JACK, 

Walhalla,  North  Dakota. 
McCOY,  PERCY, 

433  Riverdale  Drive,  Glendate,  Cal. 
SILAGIE,  GUSTAV, 

Elizabethport,  N.  J. 
McQUARRIE,  GEO.  G., 

Fullerton,  Cal. 
ASPLUND,  JONAS  A.  S. 

Kenwood,  Cal. 
THOMAS,  EDWIN  F., 

1009  Pecon  Street,  Helena,  Ark. 
CLARK,  JOHN, 

Williamsburg,  N.  Y. 
GANNAI,  JOSEPH, 

860  Sherman  St.,  Santa  Clara,  Cal. 
CHITWOOD,  ALFRED  T., 

Baviek,  Mo. 
TIXIERA,  MANUEL, 

1460  Louso  St.,  Honolulu,  T.  H. 
MUIR,  HARRY  H., 

West  Fall,  Ore. 
SHELDON,  CHARLES  C, 

Lovelock,  Nev. 
AXON,  MILBURN  E., 

Grenwall,  Pa. 


(Contioued) 

TORBIC,  SAVA, 

II  Carey  Street,  Youngstown,  Ohio. 
COLLINS,  JOHN  F., 

6335  Kimbark  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 
VAN  DEVEER,  EDGAR,  E., 

Forest  City,  Mo. 
SILVERIA,  JOSEPH  D., 

Modesto,  Cal. 
VANTASSEL,  GRANVILLE  A., 

Ontario,  Ore. 
WONACOTT,  ELEY  V., 

Willits,  Cal. 
ALLEN,  JACK, 

Fresno,  Cal. 
RUIZ,  RAYMOND  J., 

206  Winham  St.,  Salinas,  Cal. 
SCOTT,  WITFIELD  S., 

940  Chalker  St.,  Akron,  Ohio. 
ESPENALL,  ALPHONSE, 

Gervais,  Ore. 
TAPLIN,  LLOYD  R., 

93  George  Street,  Green  Island,  N.  Y. 
WEBER,  EDWARD  G.  H., 

Baker,  Ore. 
STILES,  JESSE  E., 

Rutland,  Ohio. 


BONDELIER,  PAUL, 
Lima  Grove,  Ind. 

BROWN,  VICTOR  A., 
Wilmington  Park,  Cal. 


BAUER,  LADDIE, 

2642  W.  i8th  Place,  Chicago,  III. 


COOKS 

HOWARD,  CHARLES, 

Covington,  Ky. 
POQUETTE,  RAY  A., 

Spalding,  Mich. 

MECHANICS 

GRAFER,  LOUIS, 

4406  Twelfth  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


BEM,  PETER  F., 
Sunnyvale,  Cal. 


BUGLERS 


HOLLAND,  HARRY  F., 
Dutch  Flat,  Cal. 


PRIVATES— FIRST  CLASS 


AGUILAR,  ARTURO  R., 

808  Webster  Street,  Oakland,  Cal. 
ALBAN,  STEFANO, 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
BUENAVENTURA,  ELISIO, 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
CLAIR,  CHARLES  L., 

1245  Main  Street,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


COLETTO,  TONY, 
630  Montgomery  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

DAVIS,  JOHN  R., 

Greely,  Mich. 
DOOLY,  JOHN  L., 

Parlier,  Calf. 
EDWARDS,  JOSEPH, 

Areola,  111. 


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PRIVATES— FIRST 

ELLINGWOOD,  ARCHIE  C, 

Ferndale,  Cal. 
FARLEY,  BURDETTE, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  3,  Portland,  Ore. 
HAAS,  WILLIAM, 

1726  Woodall  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 
HANDROOS,  AXEL  A., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
INCIONG,  PACIANO  N., 

San  Francisco,  Cal. 
JOHNSON,  FR.\NK  O., 

732  Trent  Avenue,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
JOHNSON,  WILLIAM, 

Hedgesville,  Montana. 
KEARNEY,  WILLIAM, 

322  Connecticut  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
KELIHER,  JOHN  T., 

Memphis,  Tenn. 
LANG,  EDWARD, 

79  Putnam  Street,  San  Francisco. 
LARKIN,  FRANK, 

3445  Market  Street,  Oakland,  Cal. 
LYMAN,  EARNEST  W., 

Sparta,  Ore. 

MARTIN,  WISEMAN  E., 

Maples,  Mo. 
MAYHEW,  WALTER  E., 

Westwood,  Cal. 
MOLLE,  LOUIS  V., 

718  East  i6th  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
MORLEY,  ELBERT  R., 

Butler,  Tenn. 

NEWMAN,  RALPH  E., 

Sierraville,  Cal. 
NICHOLSON,  GEO., 

Nevada  City,  Cal. 

PANAGIOTAKIS,  MEGAS, 

39  North  Hunter  Street,  Stockton,  Cal. 
PROWSE,  JOHN  L., 

Idaho  Springs,  Colorado. 
PYLE,  ROBERT, 

Baylea,  Cal. 

RAGLAND,  BENJAMIN  A., 
Girard,  Ariz. 

RIPLEY,  LEO  H., 

John  Day,  Ore. 
ROBERTSON,  RALPH, 

Parma,  Idaho. 


CLASS  (Continued) 

ROSE,  SYLVESTER, 

Ironside,  Ore. 
RUDD,  WALTER  W., 

Halfway,  Ore. 
SCHLICHTING,  FRED, 

Brush  Prairie,  Wash. 
SCHULTZ,  JAY  R., 

Battle  Ground,  Wash. 
SCOGGIN,  SHIRLEY  S., 

Fossil,  Ore. 
SHAFFER,  DAVID, 

Elk,  Cal. 
SHEEHAN,  DANIEL  J., 

1560  Seventh  Avenue,  Watervliet,  N.  Y. 
SHELTON,  MARVEL  J., 

Walhier  City,  Ore. 
SMITH,  ELIAS, 

North  Powder,  Ore. 
SMITH,  JOHN, 

Redwood  Street,  Fort  Bragg,  Cal. 
SMITH,  LEROY, 

Vemonia,  Ore. 
SMITH,  WILBUR, 

Jenera,  Ohio. 
STEVENSON,  J., 

2640  North  Third  Street,  Baker,  Ore. 
STROHM,  ALBERT  F., 

Joseph,  Ore. 
SULLIVAN,  VIRGIL  L., 

Green  River,  Wyo. 
SVENSON,  PER  H. 

Point  Richmond,  Cal. 
TROUTWINE,  FRED  W., 

McDermitt,  Ore. 
UNDERWOOD,  HERBERT, 

2501  Seneca  Street,  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 
WARD,  FRANK  H., 

22  Lelac  Street,  New  Haven,  Ct. 
WEINBERG,  NATT. 

371  Spencer  Ave.,  San  Jose,  Cal. 
WOLFE,  PAUL, 

Harvey,  North  Dakota. 
WOOD,  GEORGE, 

Lakeview,  Ore. 
WOOD,  GEORGE  H., 

Emmons,  Pa. 

WORSLEY,  CLARENCE  T., 
Modesto,  Cal. 


PRIVATES 


ADELMAN,  RAYMOND  J., 
Taft,  Cal. 


ARMATAS,  FRANK, 
Aryos,  Greece. 


a  T" 


Company  "I 


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PRIVATES 

ASHLEY,  STANLEY  T., 

Glenshaw,  Pa. 
BASIM,  VER, 

Marysville,  Cal. 
BRENDEL,  GEORGE, 

4  Rosekarns  Ave.,  Laurelville,  Md. 
BRESSEM,  JOHN  V., 

1271  California  Street,  Frisco,  Cal. 
BROWN,  A.  L., 

Hemlock,  Ore. 
BROWN,  W.  A., 

Chicago,  111. 
BUSTARD,  JOHN, 

Moline,  111. 
CLEVELAND,  CLARENCE, 

Chico,  Cal. 
COSTAIN,  FRED  F., 

Grants  Pass,  Ore. 
DOWNEY,  JERRY  J., 

Eureka,  Utah. 
EAGEN,  JOHN  F., 

57  Second  Street,  Amsterdam,  N.  Y. 
ERB,  JAKE, 

Albany,  Ore. 
ERICKSON,  THURSTON  H., 

65  East  1 6th  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 
FINLEY,  WILLIAM  J., 

Julesburg,  Col. 
GRAYBEAL,  CARL  B., 

West  Jefferson,  N.  C. 
HALL,  FRANK  B., 

2260  Santa  Clara  Ave..  Alameda,  Cal. 
HARRY,  ALVA, 

Sitkum,  Ore. 
HAUSKEN,  MANDIUS, 

1647  Harrison  Street,  Astoria,  Ore. 
HESLIN,  PATRICK, 

Golconda,  Nev. 
HOLMAN,  JOHN  A., 

Lacomb,  Ore. 
HUDSON,  HOWARD  J., 

205  Wadsworth  Street,  Lynchburg,  Va, 
HUNTER    FRANCIS  J., 

Crockett,  Cal. 
JONES,  ARTHUR, 

Klamath  Falls,  Ore. 
JAMES,  WALTER  L., 

Brownsville,  Ore. 
MABRY,  LOUIE  B., 

vSylvatus,  Va. 
MARCH,  MILO  B., 

5044  West  Huron  Street,' Chicago,  111. 

24 


{Continued) 

MEYER,  HARRY  T., 

2345  Grove  Street,  Baker,  Ore. 
MILLER,  GAIL  C, 

Blitzen,  Ore. 
MORROW,  JOHN, 

Butte,  Montana. 
MULLER,  ADOLPH, 

Crockett,  Cal. 
MUNDELL,  ROY  I., 

I07>^  North  Warren  Ave.,  East  Sagi- 
naw, Mich. 
NELSON,  GUY, 

Galena,  Ore. 
NELSON,  ROBERT, 

Ontario,  Ore. 
NICHOLSON,  ORE., 

Mendocino,  Cal. 
NISBET,  HENRY  W., 

409  Laguna  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
O'BRIEN,  PATRICK, 

Crockett,  Cal. 
PFEFFERKORN,  GUSTAL  F., 

Woodland,  Idaho. 
PHILLIPS,  RICHARD  C, 

Baker,  Ore. 
REDICK,  VERNER  R., 

White  Pine,  Ore. 
REHM,  ARTHUR  H., 

Ontario,  Ore. 
RICHARDSON,  FLOYD  C, 

Ontario,  Ore. 
ROSS,  WILBUR  D., 

Bovina,  Texas. 
RUNNING,  HANS, 

Elgin,  Ore. 
SHADE,  MICHAEL, 

150  West  Main  Street,  Norristown,  Pa. 
SHAFFSTALL,  CHARLES, 

559  Main  Street,  Marion,  Ohio. 
SHAW,  ROY  A., 

22i}4  Mutual  Street,  Toronto,  Out. 
SHELBY,  JAMES  E., 

1720  Hopkins  Street,  Oakland,  Cal. 
SHELTON,  RAYMOND  M., 

1617  East  14th  Street,  Denver,  Col. 
SIPE,  WALTER  J., 

528  North  Spring   Street,   Middletown, 
Pa. 

SIVON,  CHARLES  A., 
Ravenna,  Ohio. 

STORK,  HENRY  P., 

1831  "C"  Street,  Butte,  Montana. 


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TALIFERRO,  WILLIAM, 

Leon,  Kan. 
TAYLOR,  JOHN  D., 

Malin,  Ore. 
THROE,  RAYMOND  W., 

Joseph,  Ore. 
TIGHE,  ENOS  F., 

Eureka,  Cal. 
TUCKER,  WILLIAM  B., 

Prairie  City,  Ore. 
WALKER,  HALL, 

Norristown,  Pa. 
WELCH,  BENNIE  F., 

Proedsten,  Wash. 


PRIVATES  (Continued) 

WHITELEY,  ALBERT, 

3235  North  "A"  Street,  Philadelphia, 
Pa. 

WICKHAM,  DUDLEIGH  R., 

324  Veeder  Ave.,  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 

WITTE,  FREDERICK, 
Central  Point,  Ore. 

WOOD,  ISAAC, 

207  North  1 8th  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 

WYANT,  RAYMOND, 
Bandon,  Ore. 

ZOLLINGER,  CHARLES, 

921  Ramona  Street,  Palo  Alto,  Cal. 


TETON,  FRANK. 
UNDERWOOD,  FLOYD. 
CIACURA,  HENRY. 
FLEMKE,  ALBERT. 
WINTOR,  MICHAEL  G., 


SERGEANTS   TRANSFERRED 

WEBB,  FRED  L., 
TEMPLETON,  LEE. 
HICKS,  EDWARD  R. 
MEYERS,  JOHN. 
TROMBLY,  FRED. 


KINNEAR,  JOSEPH  D. 
MURPHY,  GEORGE. 
DARTER,  WALTER  W., 
BISHOP,  OSCAR. 
HEDRICK,  LUTHER  E. 


CORPORALS 

SWARTZ,  HOWARD. 
DELLINGER,  ROY. 
COLEMAN,  WILLIAM. 
JAMES,  WILLIAM  L. 
TRAIN,  FREDERICK  L. 
VAN  KENLEN,  JOHN  J. 


PRIVATES— FIRST  CLASS 


BABECKI,  JOE  W. 
DENNY,  EARL  T. 
DONLON,  PATRICK  R. 
FEROUT,  JOSEPHUS. 
HAMBLIN,  ALBERT  C. 


JENSON,  FRANK  F. 
REYNOLDS,  OSCAR  F. 
SHAFER,  PAUL  C. 
SIJDOR,  JAMES  L., 
THOMPSON,  NOAH  B. 


BOUSE,  LUTHER  J. 
BRADISH,  LEE  E. 
COOL,  HAROLD. 
FOSTER,  WILY  S. 
FONTECCHIO,  JAMES. 
HAYDEN,  EDWARD  F. 
LARUE,  EDWIN  W. 
LEACH,  FRANK  W. 
McALONE,  JAMES  A. 


PRIVATES 

MAY,  CLYDE  E. 
MAZZONI,  DANIELL. 
MORRIS,  JESSE  M. 
MYERS,  JOHN  T. 
OLIVA,  ALBERT. 
PECK,  TRACY  O. 
POTTER,  MONROE. 
RAPCZYNSKI,  WILLIAM. 
SUSSMAN,  ARTIE. 


Company  '4" 


371 


WESTENSKOW,  WILFRED. 
SNYDER,  CHARLES  J. 
HORNUNG,  ALBERT  T. 
LAFAYETTE,  WILLIAM  E. 
MILLER,  ANDREW  L. 
MISSAKIAN,  HAGOP. 
PARMELEE,  HORATIO  M. 
RAGALDO,  BERNARDINO. 
ROSSI,  SAM. 


PRIVATES  (CoatJaued) 

WONG,  WAY. 
WORLEY,  JAMES  F. 
COOK,  CON. 
DICKIE,  RAY. 
HYMAN,  IRWIN. 
TOLLE,  ALVRY  P. 
WADE,  LEWIS  L. 
WATSON,  ARTHUR. 
WICKERT,  LOUIE. 


DISCHARGED 


COLE,  JAMES  F., 

Seattle,  Wash. 
EASTON,  MILTON  H., 

521  C  Street,  Oxnard,  Cal. 
FRALEY,  WILLIAM  H., 

Davenport,  Nebr. 
HORTON,  JAMES  B., 

196  Valley  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
ISOM,  JAMES  E., 

c/o  F.  C.  Barnes  Lake  Bay,  Alaska. 
JONES,  PHILLIP  R., 

Box  48,  Albuquerque,  New  Mexico. 
MASTERSON,  FRED  F., 

Richland,  Ore. 
MIDDLEBUSHER,  FRANK  L., 

Centralia,  Wash. 
MOLLER,  WILLIAM  P., 

836  Bath  Street,  Santa  Barbara,  Cal. 
PLATT,  DON  E., 

c/o  Mrs.  Don  E.  Piatt,  Ontario,  Ore. 
ROSS,  WILLIAM, 

Plevna,  Mo. 
RUIZ,  WILLIAM  J., 

206  Winham  St.,  Salinas,  Cal. 
SCHAEFFER,  EARL  A., 

Wallowa,  Ore. 
SCROGGINS.  THOMAS  B., 

Long  Creek,  Ore. 
SENSEL,  CLARENCE  H., 

1390  East  Taylor  St.,  Portland,  Ore. 

ZIEGLER,  WILLIAM,     1201 


SHERWOOD,  CLARENCE  E., 

Little  Town,  Col. 
SILLS,  GUY  E. 

Cove,  Ore. 
SMITH,  CARL  C, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Latty,  Ohio. 
SNYDER,  GREELY, 

R.  R.  No.  6,  Bryan,  Ohio. 
STANTON,  CLARENCE  O., 

337  Franklin  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
TANCREDI,  NICK, 

1025  North  1st  St.,  Albuquerque,  N.  M. 
TANLER,  JULIUS  A., 

Long  Creek,  Ore. 
THOMPSON,  JOHN  C, 

La  Grande,  Ore. 
TURNER,  JOHN  A., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  3,  Weiser,  Idaho. 
WARD,  FERRIS  E., 

Halsey,  Ore. 
WILLIAMS,  FORREST  G., 

807  East  Jackson  St.,  Medford,  Ore. 
WILLIAMS,  TRUMAN  L., 

Barnes  Corners,  New  York. 
WYNKOOP,  DERWOOD  C, 

711  State  Street,  Erie,  Pa. 
YANTIS,  JOHN  T., 

Ontario,  Ore. 
ZERBA,  FORREST  L., 

Athena,  Ore. 
"D"  Avenue,  La  Grande,  Ore. 


FURLOUGHED 


COOK,  FRED  R.  HATHAWAY, 

Crystal  City,  Mo. 
SERGEANT  DEWITT  E.  WARNER. 


SERGEANT  ARTHUR  SMITH, 

3312  "M"  Street,  N.  W.,  Washington, 
D.  C. 


Company  **K" 

CAPTAIN 

WITCHER,  W.  v.,  Jr.,  Commanding. 

first  lieutenants 

Mcdonald,  laurence  e.  gunn,  kenneth  b. 

markley,  c.  l. 

second  lieutenants 
swallen,  james  w.  fleming,  joseph  c. 

first  sergeant 

MURPHY,  BERT  L.,  Clovis,  Calif. 

MESS  SERGEANT 
HOUSTON,  ARNOLD,  Kiowa,  Kansas. 

SUPPLY  SERGEANT 

NICOLDS,  RICHARD  W.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 


SERGEANTS 


MATTHEWS,  THOMAS  G., 

Nashville,  Tenn. 
McINTOSH,  CLINTON, 

Calla,  Kentucky. 
WHALEN,  MARTIN  M., 

Brattlcboro,  Vermont. 
MOORE,  HOWARD, 

Fairview,  W.  Va. 

MONTGOMERY,  JAMES  D., 

Owensboro,  Ky. 

HENDRICKS,  EARL, 
Dallas,  Texas. 


LIKOZWSKI,  JOSEPH, 

Cleveland,  Ohio. 
WINTER,  FRANK  J., 

Prairie  City,  111. 
McCARTY,  JOHN, 

Marshall,  111. 
MARTENSEN,  ARTHUR  W., 

Chicago,  111. 
McGRAW,  JOSEPH  M., 

Youngstown,  Ohio. 
OSTERMAN,  GEORGE, 

Dayton,  Ohio. 


SWAREN,  OLIVER  C, 
San  Francisco,  Calif. 


CORPORALS 


BRADLEY,  JOHN  N., 
Maysville,  Ky. 


372 


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Company  "K 


373 


WOZxMIAK,  LEO, 

Milwaukee,  Wis. 
WOODS,  CHARLES, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
McCAULLEY,  GALEN  G., 

Sacramento,  Calif. 
DALLAHITE,  JAMES  D., 

Fresno,  Calif. 
PETERSON,  PALMER, 

Ironwood,  Mich. 
COOK,  WALTER  G., 

Terarkana,  Ark. 
RUTHERFORD,  CLYDE  A., 

Santa  Cruz,  Calif, 
CALERGHIS,  AUGUST, 

Skyros,  Greece 
HARKINS,  JOHN, 

Des  Moines,  Iowa. 
DONOVAN,  AUGUSTIN, 

Marysville,  Calif. 
COURNOYER,  EXILIOUS  N., 

Providence,  Rhode  Island. 
DAVIS,  ISADORE  E., 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
FISHER,  GEORGE  W., 

Oakland,  Calif, 
McARTHUR,  LAURENCE  W., 

Hay  ward,  Calif. 
TWADDLE,  JAMES  C, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
PIERCE,  GEORGE  W., 

Pendleton,  Oregon. 

DAHLGREEN,  CARL 


CORPORALS  {Continued) 

HALL,  FRANK  E., 


Laytonville,  Calif. 
MIGNOLA,  SILVIA, 

Alameda,  Calif. 
JONES,  RALPH  O., 

La  Grande,  Oregon. 
ANDERSON,  HOMER  A., 

Cherry  Valley,  Ark. 
ADAMS,  JAMES  L., 

Ranier,  Oregon. 
ZOLLNER,  PAUL  P., 

Mount  Angel,  Oregon, 

Mccarty,  roscoe, 

West  Fall,  Oregon. 
DOMM,  VICTOR  C, 

Eagle  Creek,  Oregon. 
FURGESON,  JOHN  R., 

Willows,  Calif. 
RUST,  VIRGIL  R., 

Dillard,  Oregon. 
HAM,  ERNEST  R., 

Portland,  Oregon. 
MACY,  JAMES  A., 

Sparta,  Oregon. 
TUCKER,  WILLIAM  T., 

Orland,  Calif. 
WAGNER,  CHARLES  M., 

Corvalles,  Oregon. 
MOWRY,  WILLIAM  S., 

Portland,  Oregon. 
JONES,  ADELBERT  L., 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
A.,     New  York,  N.  Y. 


COOKS 


BROWN,  ALFRED  L., 

New  York,  N.  Y. 
BARRICK,  MALDEN  F., 

Corvalles,  Oregon. 


LALANTONIS,  JAMES  J., 

Oakland,  Calif. 
RAO,  WILLIAM  G., 

Oakland,  Calif. 


BAILEY,  ROBERT  B., 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
BORMAN,  NOEL, 
Owensboro,  Kentucky, 


MECHANICS 

ST.  CLAIR,  GURDON  B. 

Hobart,  Oklahoma. 
WALTER,  CHARLES, 

Cincinnati,  Ohio. 


EVANS,  LEWIS  E. 


BUGLERS 


GIBSON,  CHARLES  S., 
Spokane,  Washington. 


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PRIVATES— FIRST  CLASS 


BERRY,  LUKE  A., 

Bayonne,  New  Jersey. 
BOENTGEN,  CARL, 

Astoria,  Oregon. 
BOHN,  CHARLES  L., 

The  Dalles,  Oregon. 
BONNEY,  ARCHIE  E., 

Colton,  Oregon. 
BOYLE,  HUGH, 

Astoria,  Oregon. 
BRANDON,  EDWARD  L., 

Willington,  Nevada. 
BRENNON,  PATRICK, 

Woodbum,  Oregon. 
BUDILOVSKY,  CHARLES, 

Chicago,  Illinois. 
DAVIS,  CHARLES  E., 

New  York,  N.  Y. 
DAVIS,  EMERALD  A., 

Doeville,  Tenn. 
DAY,  LACY  W., 

Oregon  City,  Oregon. 
DODGE,  IRVING, 

Portland,  Oregon. 
DUNN,  OLONZO  A., 

Prairie  City,  Oregon. 
ELGIN,  CLARENCE  B., 

Oakland,  Calif. 
FEDORIGA,  FELIX, 

Chicago,  111. 

FEGER,  ALVIN  R., 

Snohomish,  Washington. 
FISHER,  THEO.  M., 
La  Grande,  Oregon. 

FITZGERALD,  JAMES  D., 

La  Grande,  Oregon. 
FOSTER,  FREDDIE  E., 

Joseph,  Oregon. 
FOSTER,  ROSCOE  K.. 

Neverstill,  Oregon. 
FOX,  JOHN, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
GABIOLA,  YGNAICIO, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
GARDINER,  CLAUDE  W., 

Echo,  Oregon. 
GARDNER,  H.  M., 

Rockford,  Wash. 
GATES,  SPERRY  L., 

Gadley,  Texas. 
GRAY,  JOHN, 

La  Grande,  Oregon. 


HARRIS,  GUY  L., 

Oil  Fields,  Calif. 
HARTZMAN,  VICTOR  V., 

Ethel,  Wash. 
HAYDEN,  WALTEN,  JR., 

Empira,  Oregon. 
HENNING,  OTTO  H., 

Arpin,  Wisconsin. 
HICKERSON,  GEORGE  C. 

Durkee,  Oregon. 
HOFFMAN,  vSULLIVAN  F. 

Copper  Field,  Oregon. 
HOUSES,  WALTER  J., 

Upland,  Calif. 
HUNSAKER,  CECIL  H., 

Turner,  Oregon. 
HYLTON,  LEE, 

New  Plymouth,  Idaho. 
IGNACIO,  GERVAIS, 

New  York,  N.  Y. 
JENNE,  HORACE  M., 

Santa  Cruz,  Calif. 
JOHNSON,  WESLY  S., 

Pasadena,  Calif. 
JONES,  CHARLES  A., 

Albany,  Oregon. 
JONES,  LOYAL  F., 

Goble,  Oregon. 
JONES,  LYNN  J., 

Albany,  Oregon. 
JORGENSON,  CARL  A., 

Tucson,  Ariz. 
KAPLINSKI,  JOHN, 

Detroit,  Mich. 
KEKONI,  JOHN, 

Borgo,  Finland. 
KING,  MARTIN, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
KUHN,  PETER, 

Fresno,  Calif. 
LAM,  RAYMOND  A., 

Quinald,  Oklahoma. 
LARSON,  NELS  E., 

Astoria,  Oregon. 
LEW,  HUGO  L., 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 
LONG,  CALVIN  A., 

Enterprise,  Oregon. 
McCONNELL,  RUE  J., 

Goshon,  California. 
MICKLE,  CHARLES  H., 

Portland,  Oregon. 


<<T^" 


Company  *'K 


375 


NEELY,  HAROLD, 

Oregori  City,  Oregon. 
OLSEN,  ARTHUR  V., 

Astoria,  Oregon. 

TINDALL,  SAM  A., 


SHIPP,  HARRY  E., 
Pendelton,  Oregon. 

vSOTO,  ANGELO, 
Salinas,  Calif. 

The  Dalles,  Oregon. 


PRIVATES 


ANDREWS,  WILLIAM  E., 

Wasco,  Oregon. 
BECK,  ROY  S., 

Enterprise,  Oregon. 
BRODERICK,  MILES, 

Midland,  Maryland. 

BOOS,  JOHN, 

Banks,  Oregon. 
CAMPBELL,  KENNETH  L., 

Bleecheburg,  Calif. 
COOPER,  JESSE  R., 

MaUin,  W.  Va. 
DAMKOWSKI,  WLADISLAW, 

Natrona,  Pa. 
DAVIDSON,  ARTHUR  E., 

Molalla,  Oregon. 
DAVIS,  WALTER, 

Baltimore,  Maryland. 
DeGEORGE,  RENTER  M., 

Tarry  town,  N.  Y. 
DIESTLER,  HERBERT, 

Oshkosh,  Wis. 
DUNCAN,  ROBERT  A., 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
EDWARDS,  BURL, 

Long  Creek,  Oregon. 
EICHELBURGER,  WILLIAM, 

Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
ELLIOTT,  DAVID  P., 

Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
ESCH,  FREDERICK, 

New  York,  N.  Y. 
FREYTAG,  GERHART  A., 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
GARDNER,  LAURENCE  L., 

Rickrand,  Oregon. 
GEKELER,  JAMES  L., 

Elgin,  Oregon. 
GIRARDIN,  LAWRENCE  S., 

Turner,  Oregon. 
GORDON,  ROSCOE  A., 

New  Bridge,  Oregon. 
GREER,  ALEX  B., 

Easley,  S.  Car. 
GRIFFIN,  CHARLEY  H., 

Milton,  Oregon. 


GUY,  HARRY  L., 

Columbus,  Wash. 
HAEFER,  HERMAN  F., 

Cove,  Oregon. 

HALL,  LAWRENCE  C, 

Silvan,  Kansas. 

AHZELWANDER,  HERMAN  H., 

Boring,  Oregon. 
HAWKINS,  JOHN, 

Chaplin,  Ark. 
HAYES,  JAMES, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
HEIDE,  HARRIS  F., 

Pittsburgh,  Penna. 

HERDA,  THOMAS, 
Chicago,  111. 

HEMINGER,  JASPER  A., 

Junction  City,  Kansas. 
HILL,  HARRY  V., 

Berkely  Springs,  W.  Va. 
HILLIARD,  EARL  W., 

Dayton,  Ohio. 
HOLZAPFEL,  WALTER, 

Tangent,  Oregon. 
HOOPES,  BAYARD  A., 

Hockessin,  Delaware. 
HOUCK,  JAMES  E., 

Baltimore,  Md. 
HUTCHINSON,  SAMUEL  A., 

Garden  Grove,  Calif. 

JARVIS,  JOHN, 

Evansville,  Indiana. 
JONES,  HOWARD  E., 

Pittsburgh,  Penna. 
KAIFUS,  RUDOLPH, 

New  York,  N.  Y. 
KERN,  WILLIAM  N., 

Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
KIGGINS,  JAMES  C, 

Estachaga,  Oregon. 
KOLIAS,  JAMES, 

Dendra,  Greece. 
LAIRD,  ROBERT  A., 

St.  Baker,  Oregon. 
LARSON,  CARL  F., 

Molalla,  Oregon. 


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PRIVATES  (Continued) 


LARSON,  HENRY, 

Burns,  Oregon. 
LEACH,  MATT  L., 

Woodhull,  New  York. 
LEE,  WAYNE  E., 

Creston,  Montana. 
LEMONS,  ALBERT, 

Mt.  Vernon,  Oregon. 
LERNO,  EMILE, 

Fresno,  Calif. 
LOCKWOOD,  GEORGE  W., 

Jennings,  Oklahoma. 
McINERNY,  PATRICK, 

Chicago,  111. 

MADES,  NICOLAS  C, 

Chicago,  111. 
MARTIN,  DWIGHT, 

Highland,  Calif. 
MILLS,  JOHN  E., 

Gerv'ais,  Oregon. 
MOLLESTON,  TREVE, 

Verona,  Penna. 
MORRISON,  HERBERT  K., 

Roland  Park,  Maryland. 
NARVAIS,  JOHN, 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

PHILLIPS,  THOMAS  B., 
Fall  City,  Oregon. 

RICHARDSON,  ARTHUR  L., 

Olean,  New  York. 
ROUSCH,  GEORGE  T., 

Avalon,  Penna. 
SAVAGE,  JAMES, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 

WELLS,  ORVILLE  G., 


SCHNUPP,  EDWIN  C, 

Pittsburgh,  Penna. 

SCHOTH,  WILLIAM  A., 
Oregon  City,  Oregon. 

SCOTT,  EDDIE  P., 

Glasgow,  Kentucky. 
SHARP,  ARCHIE  M., 

Homestead,  Penna. 
SHORT,  ARTHUR  W., 

Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
SIGWALD,  ROBERT  M., 

Baltimore,  Mar>'land. 
SLIPPER,  LEONARD  R., 

Pittsburgh,  Penna. 
SMITH,  RALPH  W., 

Seattle,  Washington. 
SPINDLER,  CYRIL, 

Milwaukee,  Wis. 
SPITLER,  JOSEPH  C.  R., 

Corning,  Calif. 
STEVENS,  HAROLD, 

Pittsburgh,  Penna. 
STOLE,  PIUS  B., 

Carnegie,  Penna. 
STOUGHTON,  WILLIAM, 

Logan,  Ohio. 
TELFER,  CLYDE  A., 

Ashwood,  Oregon. 
VANCE,  FLOYD  J., 

Reynoldsburg,  Ohio. 
VIDT,  SYLVESTER  E., 

Glenshaw,  Penna. 
WALTERS,  ROY  R., 

Gaston,  Oregon. 
Independence,  Oregon. 


MESS  SERGEANT 

SMITH,  HENRY,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 


PRIVATES 


BENEDETTO,  JAMES  D., 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

BRENNEISON,  CLEMENT  J., 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
COHEN,  NATHAN  S., 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 
CIRINCIONE,  JOSEPH  H., 

East  New  York,  N.  Y. 


DeFELICE,  NICK, 
Port  Morris,  N.  J. 

GRIES,  LOUIS  A., 
Glendale,  Long  Island. 

HEINZ,  AUGUST  H., 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

KALTER,  SAMUEL, 
New  York  City,  N.  Y. 


Company  ''K" 


377 


KLEIN,  HENRY  T. 

Newark,  N.  J. 
LASKY,  JOSEPH, 

New  York  City,  N. 
LOUX,  FRANK  E., 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


ROTONDO,  JOSEPH, 
Port  Ewen,  New  York. 

SANTE,  JOSEPH, 
New  York  City,  N.  Y. 

SILVIA,  JOHN, 
Fall  River,  Mass. 


ompany     L 

CAPTAIN 
AVERY,  IRVING  C. 

FIRST  LIEUTENANTS 
EDWARDS,  JONATHAN  W.  ARNOLD,  ELIJAH  G. 

ROUSE,  ROY  T.  CLARK,  OLIVER  R. 

SECOND  LIEUTENANT 
GREEN,  HAROLD  L. 

FIRST  SERGEANT 

ROGAN,  JOHN,  443  W.  48th  St.,  New  York  City. 

SUPPLY  SERGEANT 

STANTON,  JOHN  R.,  Co.  "L,"  63d  Infantry. 

MESS  SERGEANT 
WEISS,  HENRY,  145  Elm  St.,  Long  Island  City,  N.  Y. 

SERGEANTS 

BORK,  PAUL,  CUTLER,  ROBERT  E., 

1920  Wilmot  Ave.,  Chicago,  111.                       Sheridan,  Wyoming. 

TOURIGNY,  OSCAR,  AMONINO,  ANTHONY  B., 

St.  Tite,  P.  Q.,  Canada.  535  Park  St.,  Negaumee,  Michigan. 

DAVIS,  RALPH,  PORTER,  EDGAR  A., 

5530  Easton  Ave.,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  Wapato,  R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Washington. 

WALKER,  ARTHUR  L.,  SCHNEIDAU,  GUSTAF, 

Waverly,  Washington.  Plush,  Oregon. 

CORPORALS 

ERICKSON,  CHARLES  F.,  PEARL,  LAWRENCE, 
757  A.  Mina  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif.  Carson  Cit}',  Nev. 

MANES,  LESLIE  D.,  SIMPSON,  PRESLY  E., 
169  Walnut  St.,  Memphis,  Tenn.  Exeter,  Calif. 

WINGARD,  WILLIAM  H.,  BINGHAM,  FRANK  T., 

3440  Iowa  Ave.,  Fresno,  Calif.  134  W.  5th  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cahf. 

378 


((  T    " 


Company  "L 


379 


CORPORALS 

DUNKELBERGER,  HOWARD, 

22  Spruce  St.,  Lockport,  N.  Y. 
AGIDIUS,  ALBERT  P., 

The  Dalles,  Oregon. 
ANCLAM,  ALFRED  B., 

Bailey  Harbor,  Wis. 
BLISS,  FREDERICK  R., 

Rose  Hill,  111. 
DOTY,  JASPER, 

308  S.  2d  St.,  Yakima,  Washington. 

GILBRETH,  ROBERT, 
The  Dalles,  Oregon. 

TREMBLE,  RICHARD  D., 

21 1 1  Pine  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

ACORD,  ALFRED  N., 
Boonsville,  Texas. 

ROGERS,  TRUMAN  L., 

515  Blain  St.,  Pendleton,  Oregon. 

TAYLOR,  RAY  M 


(Continued) 

HUGHES,  ADAM, 

Vilas,  North  Carolina. 
ADAMS,  OSWALD, 

3528  19th  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
STEVENS,  CHARLES  P., 

227  S.  Oliver  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
VOLLE,  JOHN  R., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  3,  Heppner,  Oregon. 
HA  WORTH,  JAMES, 

Athena,  Oregon. 
SMITH,  JAMES  F. 
O'NEIL,  CHARLES. 
ROBERTS,  GEORGE  H. 
SCHRIBER,  WILLIAM  H. 
WELCH,  LEO  E., 

192  W.  Thornton  St.,  Akron,  Ohio. 
ANTRIM,  ROLAND, 

Wenona,  111. 
,  Heppner,  Oregon. 


BAKER,  CHARLES  H., 

West  Newton,  Indiana. 
JORGENSEN,  ANDREW, 
Shelly,  Idaho. 


COOKS 


LOWE,  HENRY  C, 
Shawneetown,  111. 

McDEVITT,  JOSEPH, 
Co.  "L"  63d  Infantry. 


MECHANICS 


WILLETT,  FRED  H., 

2939  Pine  Ave.,  Berkeley,  Calif. 
COATS,  JAMES  S., 

Rufus,  Oregon. 


BERG,  HILMER, 

126  Sixth  St.,  Astoria,  Oregon. 
LENEVE,  RALPH, 

Bandon,  Oregon. 


BUGLER— FIRST  CLASS 

VOHS,  HAROLD,  Estacada,  Oregon. 


PRIVATES— FIRST  CLASS 


ANDERSON,  JOHN  A., 

St.  Helens,  Oregon. 
BECKNER,  FRANK  L., 

172  8th  St.,  Astoria,  Oregon. 
BIGELOW,  LLOYD, 

Molalla,  Oregon. 
BORDER,  CORWIN  C, 

North  Delta,  Colorado. 
deHERTEL,  EDWARD  J., 

2474  San   Brum   Ave.,   San   Francisco, 
Calif. 
DOUGHERTY,  FRANK  H., 

Ashland,  Oregon. 


DOWNEY,  EDWARD, 

137  Missula  Ave.,  Butte,  Mont. 

GAGLIASSO,  JOHN, 
Cupertino,  Calif. 

HOFFMAN,  ALEXANDER, 

Fresno,  Calif. 

HOGG,  OSCAR, 

804  Main  St.,  Oregon  City,  Oregon. 

HARKIN,  EVERD, 
Lowden,  Washington. 

KRAEFT,  HERBERT  E., 

R.  R.  No.  2,  Oregon  City,  Oregon. 


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PRIVATES— FIRST 

LaROCHE,  WALTER  R., 
641  38th  St.,  Bellaire,  Ohio. 

LONGHORN,  MILTON  L., 
Hermiston,  Oregon. 

MONGONE,  JOE  F., 

709  Castelar  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

MONROY,  PHILLIP,  1 169  S.  Main  St., 
Pomona,  Calif. 

MORROW,  CHARLES  W., 
Acton,  Calif. 

PATRICE,  JOSEPH  G., 
Azoez  Island,  Portugal. 

PECHE,  EDWARD  J., 

1273  Rhode  Island  St.,  San    Francisco, 
Calif. 

PROWSE,  ALBERT  M., 

2288  Geary  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
REID,  JOHN, 

Grass  Valley,  Oregon. 


CLASS  (Contiaued) 

RUSSELL,  ROBERT  W., 

327  Ankeny  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
RUST,  WALTER  N., 

Dillard,  Oregon. 
ROSENCRANTZ,  EUGENE  H., 

464  Park  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
SCHNEIDER,  OTTO  G., 

Myrtle  Point,  Oregon. 
SHANER,  WESLEY, 

466  Commercial  St.,  Astoria,  Oregon. 
SCHULTZ,  FRANK  J., 

3125  W.  31st  St.,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 
SMITH,  JOHN  W., 

Elkton,  Kentucky. 
STOKES,  GEORGE  W., 

Spokane,  Washington. 
SWERENGEN,  ROY  W., 

Reeds  Port,  Oregon. 
VALDEZ,  JULIO, 

729  Chapala  St.,  San  Barbara,  Calif. 


PRIVATES 


ADKIXS,  WALTER  R., 

46  Farren  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
ALIRE,  JUAN  J., 

Petoca,  New  Mexico. 
AMBROSE,  JAMES  E., 

2106  Blair  Ave.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
ANDERSON,  PETER, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Centerville,  Washington. 
ASTON,  ZENO, 

Garces,  Arizona. 
BAIRD,  VICTOR  J., 

Oakland,  Oregon. 
BALDOCK,  JAMES, 

Baker  City,  Oregon. 
BALDWIN,  ROY  M., 

348  Valeria  St.,  Fresno,  Calif. 
BENTEKAS,  ETHYEMIOS, 

13  N.  nth  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
BAXTER,  HARRY  C, 

Sutton,  West  Virginia. 
BEALES,  THOMAS  J., 

Hotel  Carlton,  Turk  St.,  San  Francisco, 
Calif. 
BEER,  HAROLD  D., 

225  Harold  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
BENSON,  GEORGE  M., 

Astoria,  Oregon. 
BLACK,  WILLIAM  L., 

3066  Hull  Ave.,  New  York  City. 


BLUHM,  GOTFRED, 

Oregon  City,  Oregon. 
BOBZIN,  GORGON  H., 

121  W.  91st  St.,  Los  Angeles.  Calif. 
BOESE,  FRED, 

Boring,  Oregon. 
BREWER,  GUY  M., 

Coquille,  Oregon. 
BREWSAUGH,  BERT  E., 

Cotter,  Mo. 
BURNS,  WILLIAM  E., 

1505  William  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

CARR,  MILFORD  A., 
Rockhall,  Maryland. 

CHRISMAN,  WILLIAM  L., 
Rufus,  Oregon. 

COE,  JESSE, 

San  Luis,  Obispo,  Calif. 

CRAWFORD,  CLARENCE, 

Col  ton,  Calif. 

CZECHOWSKI,  JOHN  M., 

12  Sherman  St.,  Passaic,  New  Jersey. 

DePASQUALE,  VINCENT, 
936  Asquith  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 

DODGE,  HARRY, 

vSycamore  vSt.,  Santa  Cruz,  Calif. 

DOERING,  ORA, 
Tillamook,  Oregon. 


Company  *'L" 


3«i 


PRIVATES 

DORSEY,  WILLIAM  C, 

3376  22d  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

EDWARDS,  JOHN  H., 
Phoenix,  Oregon. 

ELLISON,  HENRY, 

609  E.  30th  St.,  Tacoma,  Washington. 
PETTY,  FREDERICK  E., 

Bend,  Oregon. 
FINCK,  HENRY, 

Delmar,  Iowa. 
FLANDERS,  ELMER, 

Bandon,  Oregon. 
FALKAR,  CRIS, 

3010  Webster  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
FROST,  ROBERT  H., 

132  N.  Thurman  St.,  Sheridan,  Wyo. 
GIBSON,  GROVER  C, 

Post,  Oregon. 
GILBRETH,  HAROLD  H., 

Southerlin,  Oregon. 
GRISEL,  ELBERT  T., 

Lakeview,  Oregon. 
HANCOCK,  EMERY  T., 

Spencer,  Indiana. 
HOLSHUE,  CLARENCE  A., 

Helena,  Mont. 
HORN,  CLARENCE  W., 

Pilot  Rock,  Oregon. 
JIANOCOPULOS,  CHRIS, 

7  S.  Eldorado  St.,  Stockton,  Calif. 
JOHNSON,  RAY  E., 

Rainier,  Oregon. 
KARJALA,  JOHN, 

Centerville,  Washington. 
KILROY,  JAMES  F., 

58  Fremont  St.,  Lowell,  Mass. 
KING,  NORRIS  L., 

Pocomoke  City,  Md. 
KLAUS,  ALFRED, 

Oregon  City,  Oregon. 
KROHN,  FRANK, 

330  15th  St.,  Toledo,  Ohio. 
LAMPHIEAR,  HILTON  B., 

610  James  St.,  Seattle,  Washington. 
LEWIS,  CHARLES  J., 

17  Winfield  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
LINS,  WILLIE  H., 

George,  Oregon. 
LOOS,  RAY  J., 

664  Vine  St.,  Coshocton,  Ohio. 
McLEAN,  DUNCAN, 

Lakeview,  Oregon. 


(Continued) 

McMULLIN,  WALTER  R., 

1 66 1  Octavia  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
MICHELS,  HENRY  C, 

Mt.  Angel,  Oregon. 
MYERS,  CLAUDE  S., 

460  Casteo  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
NOAKES,  CLAUDE, 

2021  Minor  N.  St.,  Seattle,  Washington. 
OADES,  ALPHA  E., 

Boyd,  Oregon. 
OLESON,  MIKE  A., 

1 2th    and    Marshall    Apts.,    Portland, 
Oregon. 

PARKER,  HARRISON  L., 

Fernhill,  Oregon. 

PATTERSON,  GEORGE  E., 

239  W.  King  St.,  Tulare,  Calif. 
PEEK,  ERNEST  H., 

Boles,  Idaho. 
PHILLIPS,  EUGENE, 

Falls  City,  Oregon. 
REHBERG,  RAY  C, 

Albee,  Oregon. 
REID,  EDWIN  W., 

265  E.  3d  St.,  N.  Portland,  Oregon. 
RAMBERG,  ALBERT, 

Mt.  Angel,  Oregon. 
RICE,  HOWARD  E., 

Condon,  Oregon. 
RICHARDSON,  CRIS  C, 

127  S.  Grape  St.,  Medford,  Oregon. 
ROWEN,  YUDA, 

406  30th  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
SCHLEITER,  HILBERT, 

321 1  W.  44th  St.,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

SCHNEE,  GUS  J., 
Mt.  Angel,  Oregon. 

vSPRAGUE,  GUSSIE  S., 
Freewater,  Oregon. 

vSTOCKWELL,  LESTER  G., 

4602  loth  Ave.,  S.  Seattle,  Washington. 

STARR,  PETER  M., 

R.  No.  2,  Corvallis,  Oregon. 

STRACK,  WALTER, 

Cranberry  Ave.,  Hazleton,  Penn. 

SYLVESTER,  RALPH  C, 
Pendleton,  Oregon. 

TALBERT,  JOHN  W., 

Independence,  Kansas. 
TIMMERMAN,  WILLIAM  H., 

Helix,  Oregon. 


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PRIVATES 

TRACY,  GEORGE  H., 

R.  No.  3,  Estacada,  Oregon. 
THOMPSON,  EARL  L., 

Newport,  Minn. 

THOMPSON,  JOSEPH, 

124  Fernhill  Ave.,  Detroit,  Michigan. 
VON  REIGEN,  MARTIN, 

Hotel  Rhein,  Seattle,  Washington. 
WARD,  WILLIAM  A., 

22  Lilac  St.,  New  Haven,  Conn. 
WARNE,  CLARENCE  M., 

1 1 25  Pine  St.,  Zanesville,  Ohio. 
WARREN,  NEIL  C, 

702  W.  Vine  St.,  Lima,  Ohio. 


(Continued) 

WATKINS,  JAMES  H., 

Hereford,  Oregon. 
WAUGH,  WORTHY, 

Bladen,  Ohio. 
WESTRUP,  JOHN, 

4191  26th  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 
WHITE,  CLARENCE  L., 

Pedro,  Ohio. 
WHITE,  LEWIS  L., 

Leipsic,  Ohio. 
WHITE,  JAMES, 

Lapivai,  Idaho. 
WILSON,  JOHN  E., 

Deal  Island,  Md. 


ROSTER  OF  FORMER  OFFICERS,  COMPANY  "  L,"  63d  INFANTRY 
LEWIS,  GEORGE 


CAPTAIN 

PAUL,  W.  STEWART. 
PENDLETON,  ALAN 


McGILL,  ROBERT 
CASEY,  JOHN. 
LEONARD. 


RHODES. 
KEECH,  DANA  E. 
PECK. 


FIRST  LIEUTENANTS 

IMUS,  CLINT 
CLARK,  E.  J. 
HIRSCH,  STEVEN  J. 

SECOND  LIEUTENANTS 
LZICAR. 

BOEHME,  HARRY. 
SHRIVER,  Z.  J. 


FOLLOWING   MEN  OF  CO.  "L,"  63d  INFANTRY,  DISCHARGED   TO  ACCEPT 

COMMISSION 

FIRST  SERGEANT 

WATSON,  ROBERT,  Commissioned  Second  Lieutenant. 

SERGEANT 
HOWELL,  WILLIAM  K.,  Commissioned  Second  Lieutenant. 

FOLLOWING  MEN  OF  CO.  "L"  TRANSFERRED  TO  OFFICERS'  TRAINING 

CAMPS 


FEE,  THOMAS  DENT, 

Kammerer,  Wyoming. 
JAMES,  EDWARD 


SERGEANTS 

HANNA,  FORREST  A. 
HARRIS,  CHARLEY  E., 
Barstowe,  Calif. 
STARR,  WHITNEY 


Company  "L 


383 


CORPORALS 


BAKER,  CHESTER  O., 

820  Sunset  Blvd.,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
COLLINS,  HAROLD  L., 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
GRIFFITHS,  CLARENCE 


LORD,  FRANCIS  D., 
Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

REHBERG,  FRANK, 
Pendleton,  Oregon. 

ROBINSON,  GUY  H., 
Roseburg,  Oregon. 


PRIVATES— FIRST  CLASS 

GILBERT,  REXFORD  L.,  LETTENMAIER,  WILLIAM  F., 

Los  Angeles,  Calif.  Oregon  City,  Oregon. 

WESTERGREN,  RICHARD  A.,  Seattle,  Washington. 

ROSTER  OF  MEN  TRANSFERRED  FROM  CO.  "  L,"  63d  INFANTRY,  TO  CO.  "  L," 
72D  INFANTRY,  CAMP  MEADE,  MD. 

FIRST  SERGEANT 

HOWELL,  WILLIAM  K., 

SUPPLY  SERGEANT 
WILLIAMSON,  OLLIE  F. 

SERGEANT 
SPRAGGINS,  VICTOR  M. 


LEA,  CHARLES  A. 
PHILLIPS,  EDWARD  C. 
WESTOFF,  CLARENCE  C. 


CORPORALS 

WINN,  RICHARD  J.,  Jr. 
BEVINS,  RILEY 
KUBAT,  LOUIS. 
HARRIS,  TRUMAN  T. 


COOK 

SIMPSON,  PAUL 


BRADLEY,  EDWIN  L. 
ERASER,  EDWARD  J. 
FRITTER,  RALPH  L. 
GORMAN,  MICHAEL, 

Glen  wood  Springs,  Colorado 
MALLO,  FRANK  R. 


PRIVATES— FIRST  CLASS 

MILLIEN,  FRANCIS  D., 
N.  Yakima,  Washington. 

OLIVERA,  EPHIFINIO, 

OWENS,  WALTER  E., 
Pendleton,  Oregon. 

WINDELL,  OLE  G. 


ANDERSON,  ANDROS, 

Yerington,  Nevada. 
BEAL,  JOHN  H. 


PRIVATES 

BENITEZ,  ANTONIO, 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
BOEHMER,  AUGUST. 


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PRIVATES  {Contiaued) 


BOHANNON,  DELBERT, 

Riverside,  Calif. 

BRANDEL,  EDWIN, 
Albany,  Oregon. 

CENTERS,  ALFRED, 
Coquille,  Oregon. 

CRAWFORD,  ARTHUR  W 
Los  Angeles.,  Calif. 

DALTON,  JOHN, 

DAVIS,  willia:m  W., 

Coquille,  Oregon. 

DEXTER,  JACOB, 

Heppner,  Oregon. 

GAUNT,  ERVIE  H., 
The  Dalles,  Oregon. 


JACOBSON,  MARTIN, 

Seattle,  Wash. 
LUCHT,  FRED  W.,  JR. 

Oregon  City,  Oregon. 
MARTIN,  ERNEST, 

Oregon  City,  Oregon. 
RICE,  CHESTER  O., 

The  Dalles,  Oregon. 
STALEY,  CHAS.  E., 

Roseburg,  Oregon. 
VOLPP,  EMIL  A., 

Oregon  City,  Oregon. 
WALSH,  CLEO  M., 

Prineville,  Oregon. 
WINSLOW,  CLYDE, 

Susanville,  Oregon. 


FORMER  MEMBERS  OF  CO.  "  L,"  63d  INFANTRY,  DISCHARGED  OR  TRANS- 
FERRED TO  OTHER  ORGANIZATIONS 

FIRST  SERGEANT 

CODY,  ROY  W.,  1661  Octavia  St.,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

MESS  SERGEANT 
MANHEIM,  HERMAN. 


BERSHIR,  WILLIAM. 
GOFFRIER,  WILLIAM  C. 
HOMEN,  WILLIAM, 

Oakland,  Calif. 
STONE,  MARION. 


SERGEANTS 

KOHLER,  LOUIS  R., 

Rochester,  New  York. 
MARINER,  GEORGE  W. 
vSEYMOUR,  GEORGE  E., 

San  Francisco  Calif. 


CORPORALS 


ANDERSON,  ARTHUR  A., 

214  Duane  St.,  Astoria,  Oregon. 
CARLSON,  ROBERT  L., 

Raymond,  Washington. 
EDWARDS,  STANLEY  E., 

Ashley,  Pa. 
GALLIER,  EDMUND  W., 

Bandon,  Oregon. 

SHICK,  JOHN  P., 


GARN,  ARTHUR  A., 
Douglas,  Alaska. 

JOHNSTON,  WILFORD. 
KEEGAN,  THOMAS  E. 

PETERSON,  HUGO, 

Aurora  Lo.  Iron  Wood,  Michigan. 
REDDISH,  HUBERT  F. 
Athena,  Oregon. 


COOK 

FOGLESONG,  JESS  C. 


MECHANIC 
COLOVIC,  LOZO. 


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385 


MOORE,  JOHN  J., 
Gen.  Del.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


BUGLER 

TRUMAN,  DAVID. 


ADAMS,  WILLIAM  F. 
AZUMA,  ZENSAKU. 
BAZNEK,  JOHN. 
BEACH,  HOMER, 

Corvallis,  Oregon. 
BRIGGS,  MAURICE  E., 

Milwaukee,  Oregon. 
COLLINS,  CLARENCE. 
HERSHEY,  HAROLD  L., 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
HUBBARD,  ROLAND  H. 

Bethesda,  Kentucky. 
JEFFRIES,  LIGE  M. 
JONES,  OREN  T., 

Prineville,  Oregon. 
LAWRIN,  ALBERT  R. 


PRIVATES— FIRST  CLASS 

LEAKER,  ERNIE  H., 

1023  West  Broadway,  Toledo,  Ohio. 
LeBARSE,  JOSEPH, 

Oakland,  Calif. 
MISELMAN,  SAM. 
MULLER,  FRANK, 

Monterey,  Calif. 
PALM,  EINAR  M., 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
RUCCIO,  FRANK. 
SOBAY,  JOHN. 
STRATTON,  CLARENCE  A., 

St.  Maries,  Idaho. 

TAUSSIG,  HUGO. 

WELSCH,  GEORGE  A., 

64  N.  Rebecca  St.,  Youngstown,  Ohio. 


PRIVATES 


ABREGO,  RAYMOND  S. 
ANDREONI,  GUIDO, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
ALVES,  WILLIAM  M., 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
APPERSON,  ALBERT  R., 

Enterprise,  Oregon. 
BARTUCCA,  FRANK. 
BURROWS,  BENNIE  F., 

Yuma,  Colorado. 
CARLSON,  GEORGE  F., 

Astoria,  Oregon. 
CARTER,  ARTHUR  W., 

Molalla,  Oregon. 
CASTEEL,  JOSEPH  F. 
CAUDILL,  CALVIN  C. 
CLARK,  RUSSELL,  A., 

Boise,  Idaho. 
COBLE,  FRANK. 
CURRY,  THOMAS  J., 

Coquille,  Oregon. 
DANIELS,  HENRY  G., 

Roseburg,  Oregon. 
DOYLE,  FRED  D. 
DUNBAR,  LAWRENCE. 
PRAKI,  IVARIA, 

Astoria,  Oregon. 


FROST,  ALBERT, 

Alaska. 
FOSTER,  ETHELBERT. 
GARIBALDI,  PETERO, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 
GIBBS,  OREN, 

Ukiah,  Oregon. 
GILROY,  JOHN  L. 
GRANT,  JAMES. 
GRIPFIS,  WALLACE  H., 

St.  Helens,  Oregon. 
HARRIS,  JAMES  L., 

Moody,  Texas. 
HATFIELD,  HENRY  A. 
HELLER,  JOSEPH, 

Chicago,  111. 
HINKLE,  LLOYD  A. 
HINKLE,  VIRGIL  V., 

Roseburg,  Oregon. 
HOFFMAN,  GILBERT, 

LaCrosse,  Wis. 
JACKSON,  HENRY, 

McAUiance,  Calif. 
JUNGE,  WILLIAM  F., 

Fullerton,  Calif. 
KELLY,  GEORGE  E., 

Astoria,  Oregon. 


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PRIVATES 

KOSIXSKI,  NICK. 
LAMPI,  WAINO  O., 

Astoria,  Oregon. 
LARRENCE,  WILLIS  R. 
LEONARD,  HARRY. 
LEUTHOLD,  JOHN  G., 

Coquille,  Oregon. 
LEUDERALBERT,  ALBERT  J., 

2234  Gilbert  Ave.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
LOFTIS,  CLARENCE, 

Lakeview,  Oregon. 
LONG,  CHARLES  B. 
MARCHETTI,  VICTOR  J. 
MARZ,  AUGUST  B. 
MASON,  EUGENE, 

Woodlake,  Calif. 
McCURRY,  GETER. 
McKINNEY,  DANIEL  H. 
McMILLIN,  HAYES, 

Astoria,  Oregon. 
MILLER,  WILLIAM  V., 

49  Astor  St.,  Astoria,  Oregon. 
MILLS,  JOHN  E., 

Roseburg,  Oregon. 
MON,  TOM, 

Portland,  Oregon. 
MORRIS,  FRED, 

Milan,  Missouri. 
MURPHY,  ROBERT  G. 
MURPHY,  JAMES. 


{Continued) 

NEWERKLA,  JOSEPH, 

2437  L.  Spauldin  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 
O'NEIL,  JAMES. 
REGINATTO,  ANGELO, 

St.  Helens,  Oregon. 
REMMERS,  WALTER. 
RICHARDSON,  HENRY  L., 

Burns,  Oregon. 
ROUSINOS,  ANTONIO. 

Astoria,  Oregon. 
ROVELES,  MASEDONO. 

Ogden,  Utah. 
SHARP,  CURTIS  V., 

3506  E.  1st  St.,  Spokane,  Wash. 
SMITH,  LOUIS  v., 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
STERNS,  RALPH  C, 

1641  E.  Park  St.,  Portland,  Oregon. 
STEPHENS,  BUNYON, 

Visalia,  Calif. 
STOCK,  CLARENCE  P., 

Coquille,  Oregon. 
STUBBLEFIELD,  JESSIE  L. 
THORNHAVEN,  ANDREW  A., 

Coquille,  Oregon. 
TROZELLE,  PAUL  C, 

Roseburg,  Oregon. 
WEBER,  FREDERICK  C, 

Youngstown,  Ohio. 
WEHINGER,  ALBERT  O., 

Fremont,  Ohio. 


Company  ''M' 


CAPTAIN 

THOMSON,  STANLEY  A.,  Menio  Park,  Cal. 


DRESSER,  EVAN  C 


FIRST  LIEUTENANTS 

PLANK,  CLYDE  H., 
919  Lewis  Ave.,  Emporia,  Kan. 
CLARKSTON,  ALEXANDER,  Burning  Springs,  Ky. 


SECOND  LIEUTENANTS 
BRACK,  LAWRENCE  J.,  235  Belgrade  Ave.,  Boston,  Mass. 

FIRST  SERGEANT 

LAWSON,  WILLIAM,  Elk  VaUey,  Tenn. 

MESS  SERGEANT 
BROKENSHIRE,  SAMUEL,  Ironwood,  Mich. 

SUPPLY  SERGEANT 

RICHMOND,  JOHN  C,  412 1  South  Wall  Street,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


ROTH,  FRANK  A., 

4428  Norfolk  Ave.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
KUEHL,  ALBERT  F., 

R.  P.  D.  No.  3,  Box  95,  Waupaca,  Wis. 
WELCH,  GEORGE  C, 

209  Curry  Street,  Ironwood,  Mich. 
LESLIE,  LESTER  A., 

Santa  Barbara,  Cal. 
RELIPHORD,  MARK  W., 

Bloomington,  111. 


SERGEANTS 

MORANO,  SALVADOR, 

3040  Pierce  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
MITZNER,  ALBERT  W., 

Marion,  Ore. 
DAVIS,  CHARLES  E., 

Union,  Ore. 
COLLIER,  HERBERT  L., 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
BECKER,  EUGENE  H., 

Summerville,  Ore. 
JONES,  GUY  C. 


CORPORALS 


PHIN,  HENRY  H., 

Norway,  South  Carolina. 


BROWN,  CHARLES  A., 
Jordan  Valley,  Ore. 


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CORPORAL 

OSORIO,  ABELARDO  C, 

315  South  Philip  Street,  Hanford,  Cal. 

CROWLEY,  ALVAH  L., 

908  "C"  Street,  La  Grande,  Ore. 

FUSCO,  JOHN, 

2020  Taylor  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

WADDELL,  JAMES  F., 
Shedd,  Ore. 

MYERS,  EARL  B., 
Dj'erville,  Cal. 

HOFFMAX,  BURREL  E., 
Riverside,  Ore. 

JAMES,  WILLL'^M  H.,  ' 

Moro,  Ore. 

BEHNER,  HOWARD  B., 
Halfway,  Ore. 

PATCHEN,  ROY  D., 
Drain,  Ore. 

OLIVER,  JOSEPH, 

2344  Post  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

BIDDLE,  EMMETT  S., 
Crane,  Ore. 


(Continued) 

WILCOX,  WILLIS  L., 

263  W.  ist.  South,     Salt     Lake     City, 
Utah. 
McNABB,  FAY  L., 

lone.  Ore. 
SHELDON,  ARCHIE  E., 

297  E.  39th  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 
BRANDENBURG,  JOSIAH  H., 

223  E.  Third  Street,  Frederick,  Md. 
STAROOK,  ELMER. 
SULLIVAN,  TIMOTHY. 
TREUBERT,  GEORGE  J. 
HEBERT,  ROLAND  L., 

1204  E.  Main  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 
SCHAFFER,  AUSTIN  H., 

586    E.    Martin    Street,    Roxborough, 
Phila.,  Pa. 
GANONG,  ALONZO, 

Lancaster,  Cal. 
VODVARKA,  JOHN, 

2021  West  51st  Street,  Chicago,  111. 
INGHAM,  RICHARD  H. 
PARKER,  HARRY  H. 


HASKELL,  MARKS  A., 

Niles,  Cal. 
SPURLIN,  JAMES, 

Mattoon,  111. 


COOKS 


UTLEY,  OWEN  S., 
St.  Louis,  Mo. 

ZINN,  JOHN  R., 
St.  Louis,  Mo. 


BENSON,  ALFRED, 
Bakersfield,  Cal. 


MECHANICS 

BROAN,  THOMAS  G., 

1007  E.  49th  Street,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
GLOVER,  FLOYD  H.,  Chico,  Cal. 


GOODMAN,  HARRY  A., 
San  Luis,  Obispo,  Cal. 


BUGLERS 


STINSON,  ELMER  F. 
Jackson,  Ga. 


PRIVATES— FIRST  CLASS 


ANDERSON,  OSCAR, 

500  E.  Couch  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 
BOTOPULOS,  GEORGE, 

151 K  Porter  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 
BARBER,  WILLIAM  H., 

Elgin,  Ore. 
BRASSFIELD,  HARRY  M., 

Dallas,  Ore. 
BROKAW,  WILLIAM  B., 

Halfway,  Ore. 


BROWN,  HAYDEN  H., 

925  Geary  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
CAMBY,  ALBERT, 

New  York,  N.  Y. 
CARPENTER,  LLOYD  C, 

Elgin,  Ore. 
CHEVALIER,  ELMER, 

Issaquah,  Wash. 
COCHRAN,  REANOUS  J., 

Parkersburg,  Ore. 


<<  A/r" 


Company  '*M 


389 


PRIVATES— FIRST  CLASS  {Conliaued) 


CONNER,  OLIVER  G., 

Payette,  Idaho. 
COOPER,  ISAAC, 

Condon,  Ore. 
EBBESEN,  JOHN  J., 

Blaine,  Ore. 
FOX,  HARRY  H., 

1 514  Westlake  Ave.,  Seattle,  Wash. 
GILLICK,  JAMES  T., 

Auburn,  Cal. 
GROSS,  JOHN, 

Yoncalla,  Ore. 
HATCH,  ERNEST  J., 

Gooseberry,  Ore. 
HAYNES,  WALTER  S., 

Richmond,  Va. 
HOLLAND,  RAY, 

Condon,  Ore. 
HUNT,  BASIL  T., 

1421    W.    Grandview    Blvd.,    Detroit, 
Mich. 
HUTZ,  HARRY  L., 

884  West  Street,  Hollister,  Cal. 
lOANIDES,  SOTORIOS, 

Indianapolis,  Ind. 
JONES,  ROBERT  W., 

2096  Harvard  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
JORGENSEN,  MARTIN, 

Blackfoot,  Idaho. 

KACHIAI,  BEN  P., 

4  E.  Weber  Street,  Stockton,  Cal. 

KIPER,  PIETR, 

203  S.  Ann  Street,  Baltimore,  Md. 

KOBERSTEIN,  WACLAW, 
Rainier,  Ore. 

McBRIDE,  HAROLD  R., 
29th  and  Grant  Streets,  Terre  Haute, 
Ind. 


MILES,  ORRIN  W., 

Uhrichsville,  Ohio. 
NAGL,  WILLIAM  C, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  3,  Oregon  City,  Ore. 
ORMAN,  EARL  B., 

P.  O.  Box,  1331,  Phoenix,  Ariz. 
RHINEHART,  GEORGE  S., 

Monroe,  Wash. 
RIVERA,  ERNEST  W., 

San  Luis,  Obispo,  Cal. 
SMITH,  JOSEPH  E., 

999  E.  loth  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 
STAMPER,  GLENN  M., 

Highland,  Cal. 
STEPHEN,  HOMER  R., 

Condon,  Ore. 
STORRS,  WILLIAM, 

Happy  Camp,  Cal. 
STROBECH,  ALFRED  L., 

Rosebud,  Mont. 
THOMPSON,  KENNETH  J., 

Prineville,  Ore. 
VALENTINE,  LAURENCE  E., 

Ruth,  N.  M. 
VALENZUELA,  FRANK, 

921  Eureka  Street,  Bakersfield,  Cal. 
VENABLE,  NORMAN, 

Springerton,  111. 
WAGNER,  JAY  R., 

Enterprise,  Ore. 
WHITE,  ALONZO  H., 

Ceres,  Wash. 
WILLIAMS,  MACK  D., 

Lamb,  Mo. 
WILLIAMS,  WILKINS, 

Pendleton,  Ore. 
WYATT,  JAMES  R., 

Vallejo,  Cal. 


ACALEY,  ALBERT  A., 

Atolia,  Cal. 
ALAMOS,  ANTON  S., 

58  Jackson  Street,  San  Francisco, 
ALLEN,  CHARLES  W., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  2,  Hood  River,  Ore. 
ANDERSON,  ANDY, 

21  N.  9th  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 
AQUISTAPACE,  JIM, 

Little  Shasta,  Cal. 


PRIVATES 

ARNOLD,  EDWIN  T., 

Piedmont,  Wyoming. 
BARBOUN,  ARCHIE  S., 
Cal.  1214  N.  4th  Street,  Portland,  Ore. 

BARTON,  ARTHUR, 

Elgin,  Ore. 
BARTON,  OSCAR  S., 

Enterprise,  Ore. 
BEKKERS,  ANTON  G., 

Elgin,  Ore. 


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PRIVATES 

BILLSON,  JOHN  M.  T., 

Minetto,  N.  Y. 

BLACK,  ROBERT 
BOURBOXXAISE,  FRANK, 

412  W.  First  Ave.,  Flint,  Mich. 
BOX,  WILLIAM  G., 

Cornucopia,  Ore. 
BREWSTER,  GEORGE  W., 

82  Orchard  Street,  Summit,  N.  J. 
BRIGATI,  EUGENIO, 

Boulder  Creek,  Cal. 
BROWN,  ARTHUR  L., 

Freewater,  Ore. 
BROWN,  RAY, 

Prairie,  Idaho. 
CHASE,  SALMON  P., 

1769  E.  22d  Street,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
CHASE,  WILLIAM  F., 

Silverton,  Ore. 
COCHRAN,  ARCHIE, 

The  Dalles,  Ore. 
COLEMAN,  SIDNEY  R., 

Dee,  Ore. 
COOLEY,  IRA  L., 

Huntington,  Ore. 
COTTER,  JOHN  H., 

Flagstaff,  Ariz. 
COVELL,  ARTHUR  B., 

San  Luis,  Obispo,  Cal. 

CRAVEN,  WHITSON  B., 

386  S.  Ohio  Ave.,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

CUSHMAN,  VERNON  V., 
Cushman,  Ore. 

DAVIS  ,  WILLIAM  P., 
Izee,  Ore. 

DELANES,  GEORGE  J., 

1736  1 2th  Street,  Oakland,  Cal. 

DEMASTERS,  LEMUEL  E., 
792  Montana  Ave.,  Portland,  Ore. 

EARNSHAW,  GEORGE  A., 

4923  Duffield  Street,  Frankford,  Phila., 
Pa. 

ECKER,  RALPH  O., 
Corvallis,  Ore. 

FANNING,  JOHN  B., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  3,  Spokane,  Wash. 

FAUCETT,  HAROLD  D., 
P.  O.  Box  186,  Phoenix,  Ariz. 

FILPOT,  WALTER  C, 
South  i22>2  Madison  Street,  Spokane, 
Wash. 


{Continued) 

FINELL,  CARL  E., 

Bandon,  Ore. 
FOUSEK, JOSEPH, 

3334  W.  23d  Street,  Chicago,  111. 
GAGE,  WILLIAM  A., 

Cloverdale,  Ore. 
GAVIATI,  ERNEST, 

466  Greenwich  Street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 
GIOVANNINI,  HARRY, 

1 73 1    Stockton   Street,   San   Francisco, 
Cal. 
GRANET,  BENJAMIN  N. 
GROSS,  EDWARD  J. 
HILL,  WALTER  W., 

Garibaldi,  Ore. 
HODGES,  WILLIAM  S., 

410  7th  Ave.,  Yuma,  Ariz. 
HYATT,  ELZIE  S. 
HYLAND,  LAWRENCE, 

1037  E.  14th  Street,  N.,  Portland,  Ore. 
JAMES,  LANTA, 

Frametown,  W.  Va. 
JONES,  ROSCOE  H., 

North  Plains,  Ore. 
KENT,  JOHN  v., 

275  Turk  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
KIERNAN,  CHRISTOPHER, 

44  S.  5th  Street,  Highlandtown,  Balti- 
more Co.,  Md. 
KILPATRICK,  RAYMOND  H. 
KINGSTON,  WALTER  B., 

278  Carl  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
KOBRINKSY,  SAMUEL  G., 

316  S.  Reese  Street,  Phila.,  Pa. 

LEASY,  MATHEW  T., 
Suplee,  Ore. 

LEE,  IRA, 
Boise,  Idaho. 

LOVELL,  WALTER  E., 

Zanesville,  Ohio. 

MAYS,  HOMER  E., 

1043  Third  Street,  Hillsboro,  Ore. 

MOVER,  CARL  D., 
Luray,  Va. 

MUSA,  RICHARD, 
Flagtown,  N.  J. 

NELSON,  ANDREW  K., 
San  Francisco,  Cal. 

NELSON,  ROYAL  R., 
616  Jackson  Street,  Pendleton,  Ore. 


a  A/r" 


Company  ''M 


391 


PRIVATES 

NIGKERSON,  JAMES  A., 

Chicago,  Cal. 
O'GRADY,  GUS 

Ferris,  Cal. 
ORESCH,  HANS  P., 

Tygh,  Ore. 
OSTROM,  CARL  G., 

649  E.  52d  Street,  North,  Portland,  Ore. 
PAPAS,  JOHN, 

133  Powell  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
PERRY,  HENRY  A., 

195  Lexington  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
PHILBIN,  JAMES, 

Olney,  Ore. 
PIENDZICH,  TONY, 

19  Franklin  Ave.,  Harrison,  N.  J. 
POLLAK,  JOHN, 

4752  South  Loomis  Street,  Chicago,  111. 
PORTER,  JESSE  C, 

4000  47th  Ave.,  S.  E.  Portland,  Ore. 
PRENTISS,  HUBERT  E., 

347  S.  Los  Angeles  Street,  Los  Angeles, 
Cal. 
RICKARD,  EARL, 

Condon,  Ore. 
RUTHERFORD,  JAMES  D., 

El  Centro,  Cal. 
SCHONLEBER,  RICHARD  T., 

52  Commerce  Street,  Trenton,  N.  J. 
SIMON,  ROY  G., 

864  First  Street,  Hillsboro,  Ore. 

SMITH,  CLYDE  J., 

29  and  3 1  W.  5th  Street,  Greenville,  S.  C. 

SMITH,  HENRY  F. 

909  West  Fayette  St.,  Baltimore,  Md. 


(Continued) 

SMULLIN,  ROBERT  L. 

22  4th  Street,  Frankland,  Pa. 
SNOW,  LORENZO, 

318  S.  6th  E.  Street,    Salt    Lake    City, 
Utah. 
STARR,  GEORGE  B., 

Antelope,  Ore. 
STRICKER,  AUGUST, 

1 137  William  Street,  Baltimore,  Md. 
STUART,  GEORGE  E., 

R.  F.  D.  No.  I,  The  Dalles,  Ore. 
STUMBAUGH,  ALFRED  S., 

Inmaha,  Ore. 
TORNITSKY,  JOHN  G., 

Uledi,  Pa. 
TINNEY,  GROVER, 

R.  F.  D.  No.  I,  Bellingham,  Wash. 
TUCKER,  ROSCOE  M. 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
VOLLE,  REUBEN  W. 

Heppner,  Ore. 
WARD,  ALBERT, 

2378  Maple  Ave.,  Salem,  Ore. 
WEISERT,  WILLIAM, 

2482  W.  5th  Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 
WILKINS,  PAUL  C, 

Mandon,  N.  D 
WILLIAMS,  HOMER  C, 

St.  Marys,  W.  Va. 
WRANGHAM,  CHARLES  B., 

Garden  Valley,  Idaho. 
YURKONIS,  WILLIAM 
YUTZ,  WILLIAM  C, 

Butte,Mont. 
ZIMMERMAN,  WILLIAM  J. 


THE  FOLLOWING  MEN  WERE  TRANSFERRED  TO  THE  72d  INFANTRY 


DYER,  JAMES  H., 

Modesto,  Cal. 
WEBER,  HOWARD  E., 

Ross,  Cal. 
BLAYLOCK,  OTTO, 

Summit  Park,  Joliet,  111. 
BILL,  WILLIAM. 


SERGEANTS 

DENIAL,  JOHN  T. 
COMSTOCK,  HARVEY  L. 
DeCHESNE,  LIONEL  R. 
KELLY,  CHESTER  A. 
KEEZER,  AVERY  M. 
VOGT,  JOHN. 


CORPORALS 


YOUNKER,  HARVEY, 

1 155^  So.  Broadway,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


HANSELMAN,  ARTHUR, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


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CORPORALS 

HAMESBERGER,  FRED, 

Tucson,  Ariz. 

CALLERO,  ENRICO  M., 

1024  Greenwich  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

BLOCH,  MARIE  J., 

1036  East  17th  St.,  North,  Portland, Ore. 

CARESWELL,  ATHOL  B., 
420  W.  2d  St.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 


{Continued) 

TAYLOR,  GLENN  H., 

221  W.  Washington  St.,Roseburg,  Ore. 
GODFREY,  GAYLORD  G. 
RODGERS,  JOHN  D. 
BROWN,  FRED. 
BOAK,  GEORGE  E. 
LAKE,  MILTON  J. 
CLINGAN,  LOUIS  M. 


COOK 

McSWEEN,  DONALD. 


PRIVATES- 
BUCHANAN,  WALTER  E. 
CERMAK,  CARL, 

2014  S.  nth  Street,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
COLEMAN,  JOHN  R., 

463  Fair  Oaks  Street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 

HAINES,  HENRY  S., 

1630  Page  Street,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
KELSAY,  CHARLES  L., 

Lamonta,  Ore. 
KENISON,  WILLIAM  D. 

Garden  City,  Kan. 


-FIRST  CLASS 

McKENNA,  FRANK  H., 

131  W.  6th  Street, Mansfield,  Ohio. 

MARTIAL,  JULES  J., 

905  Pike  Street,  Seattle,  Wash. 

MORGAN,  LOVIL  P., 

506  Vineyard  Ave.,  Madera,  Cal. 

PYZEK,  ADAM, 

2338  Albany  Ave.,  Chicago,  111. 

TRYTA,  VACLAV. 

WICKS,  ERNEST  M., 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 


PRIVATES 


ANDREWS,  ROBERT  L., 
Yoncalla,  Ore. 

AUSTIN,  JASON  L., 

895  Third  Street,  Detroit, Mich. 

BARBER,  HOMER  H., 
Burno,  Ore. 

BARRETT,  CHARLES  D. 
BOWMAN,  LESTER  A., 

Mineral,  Idaho. 
BOYER,  PETER, 

Sacramento,  Cal. 
BRITTAIN,  CHESTER  H., 

Tygh  Valley,  Ore. 

BROWN,  DARRELL. 

BROWN,  EARL, 

2510  "B"  Street,  Selma,  Cal. 

BROWN,  WILLIAM  P. 

BUCHANAN,  RAYMOND  D. 

BURDETT,  JOSEPH  M., 
Joseph,  Ore. 

BURROWS,  RAY  A. 


CANZONO,  GABRIELE 
CARTMILL,  LESTER  A., 

Baker,  Ore. 
CASTALLANI,  PIETRO. 
CHIEJO,  TONY 
CHRISTIANSON,  CHARLES  C. 
COSINI,  GIANI 
COY,  ALEXANDER. 
DARE,  RICHARD  E., 

Phoenix,  Ariz. 
DeHART,  IRVIN. 
DeHULSTER,  JOSEPH 
DUNLAP,  WILLIAM  E. 
FARRAND,  ROBERT  E., 

620  Monterey  Street,  HoUister,  Cal. 
GADDI,  AMERICO. 
GARGUILO,  GENNARO. 
GEE,  OWYANG  Y. 
GREGG,  JOHN  T. 
HAMMOND,  FRANK  M., 

Oakland,  Ore. 


Company  "M*' 


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PRIVATES 

KILE,  EDGAR  F., 

Parkdale,  Ore. 
LANGLEY,  SALWYN  G. 
O'NEAL,  CHARLES  L. 
QUAPPE,  FREDERICK  G.  C, 

Reedsport,  Ore. 

REAMY,  ROBERT  L. 

SANDOZ,  VICTOR, 

The  Dalles,  Ore. 
SEIF,  LEON  L. 
SHEAR,  CHESTER  R., 

1 155  Leavenworth  Street,  San  Francisco, 
Cal. 

SHORT,  BENJAMIN  H. 

SILVA,  JOSEPH  M. 


(Continued) 

STEVENS,  GEORGE  A. 
TAMBELLINI,  PAOLO 
TAYLOR,  ALBERT  N., 

Condon,  Ore. 
THOMAS,  GEORGE  H. 
THORNBURG,  NATHAN  L. 
THURBER,  EARL  C. 
TURNER,  PERCY  M., 

San  Antonio,  Texas. 
VELASQUEZ,  LUCAS. 
WALSH,  WILLIAM  B. 
WILCOX,  LESTER  A. 
WITT,  FREDERICK. 
WOODMAN  LAURENCE  C. 
ZHAROFF,  PHILIP  E. 


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